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Ann Thorac Surg 1985;39:88-89
© 1985 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Mersilene Ribbon Closure of the Median Sternotomy: An Improvement Over Wire Closure

Robert H. Johnston, Jr., M.D.*, Raul Garcia-Rinaldi, M.D., Ph.D., G. Dennis Vaughan, III, M.D., Donald Bricker, M.D.

From the Surgical Service, Memorial Hospital, and the Houston Heart Institute, Houston, TX

Accepted for publication April 2, 1984.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Johnston, Cardiovascular Surgery of Texas, Suite 110, 7500 Beechnut, Houston, TX 77074

With the increased utilization of median sternotomy in thoracic surgery, some difficulties have arisen with closure of the sternum. This article presents a simple, easy-to-perform method of sternal closure utilizing reinforcement of the sternal halves with a material that is less likely to cut through the sternum and that is readily available.




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