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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:e12-e13. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.006
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Treatment of Chronic Nonunion of a Sternal Fracture With Bone Morphogenetic Protein

Anthony Morgan, MA, FRCS*

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication November 5, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Morgan, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough St, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom (Email: anthony.morgan{at}ubht.nhs.uk).

Chronic nonunion of sternal fractures, up until now, has been treated by osteosynthetic plating with or without autologous bone grafting. A new technique is described involving the use of bone morphogenic protein to stimulate bone growth at the fracture site, thereby eliminating the need for bone grafting.






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