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Ann Thorac Surg 1976;21:249
© 1976 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Clamp for Wire Closure of Sternum

F.L. Korompai, M.D.*, Ronald H. Hayward, M.B., Ph.D., Gene A. Guinn, M.D.

From the Cora and Webb Mading Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston, and the Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX.

Accepted for publication May 9, 1975.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Korompai, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, TX 76501

A modification of the Kocher clamp used for wire closure of the sternum is described. With the clamp applied securely to the individual strands, the wire can be readily twisted; the shorter length of the clamp allows the surgeon a much firmer grip on the wire and saves considerable time during closure.




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