ATS
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
George L. Hicks
James A. DeWeese
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Hicks, G. L.
Right arrow Articles by DeWeese, J. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Hicks, G. L.
Right arrow Articles by DeWeese, J. A.

Ann Thorac Surg 1983;36:364-365
© 1983 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Articles

The Nuts and Bolts of Sternal Dehiscence

George L. Hicks, M.D.*, William Haake, M.D., S.S. Stewart, M.D., James A. DeWeese, M.D.

From the Departments of Surgery and Orthopedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Accepted for publication August 30, 1982.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Hicks, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642

An eight-year experience (11 patients) with the Knodt rod compression system for sternal reclosure is presented. The system provides a simple, rapid, and safe method for sternal fixation after dehiscence.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Eur J Cardiothorac SurgHome page
J. E. Losanoff, B. W. Richman, and J. W. Jones
Disruption and infection of median sternotomy: a comprehensive review
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, May 1, 2002; 21(5): 831 - 839.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Eur J Cardiothorac SurgHome page
A. R. Casha, S. S. Ashraf, P. H. Kay, and G. J. Cooper
Routine sternal closure using interlocking multitwisted wires
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, September 1, 1999; 16(3): 353 - 355.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Eur J Cardiothorac SurgHome page
A. R. Casha, L. Yang, P. H. Kay, M. Saleh, and G. J. Cooper
A biomechanical study of median sternotomy closure techniques
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, March 1, 1999; 15(3): 365 - 369.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
S. C. Hendrickson, K. E. Koger, C. J. Morea, R. L. Aponte, P. K. Smith, and L. S. Levin
Sternal Plating for the Treatment of Sternal Nonunion
Ann. Thorac. Surg., August 1, 1996; 62(2): 512 - 518.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
W. Cheng, D. E. Cameron, K. E. Warden, J. D. Fonger, and V. L. Gott
Biomechanical study of sternal closure techniques
Ann. Thorac. Surg., March 1, 1993; 55(3): 737 - 740.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
L. A. Sargent, A. E. Seyfer, J. Hollinger, R. M. Hinson, and G. M. Graeber
The healing sternum: A comparison of osseous healing with wire versus rigid fixation
Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 1991; 52(3): 490 - 494.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
R. P. Cochran and R. J. Rohrich
Repair of sternal dehiscence using a Harrington compression system
Ann. Thorac. Surg., May 1, 1990; 49(5): 853 - 853.
[PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
M. D. Miller, R. G. Johnson, and J. Naifeh
Repair of Sternal Dehiscence Using a Harrington Compression System
Ann. Thorac. Surg., June 1, 1988; 45(6): 684 - 685.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 1983 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.