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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1186-1187
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Technique to stent the open sternum after cardiac operations

Stephen D. Jones, MD, David A. Fullerton, MD*, David N. Campbell, MD, James Jaggers, MD, James M. Brown, MD, Rosie Smith, RN, Frederick L. Grover, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

Accepted for publication July 7, 1994.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Fullerton, Cardiothoracic Surgery, C-310, Unversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center,4200 East 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80362.

Extreme myocardial edema may preclude sternal closure after a cardiac operation. We describe a technique to stent the sternum open to optimize cardiac function.




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