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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 25, 148-149, Copyright © 1978 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Thoracic traction for median sternotomy dehiscence

TE Bowen, WH Brott, DC Green, R Zajtchuk and AR Hopeman

Standard management of median sternotomy dehiscence sometimes fails to achieve lasting reduction and fixation of the sternal halves. An effective method of external thoracic traction that augments internal fixation of the sternal fracture is presented.


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