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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1016-1017. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.046
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Transverse Plate Fixation of Sternum: A New Sternal-Sparing Technique

Luis F. López Almodóvar, MDa,*, Gema Bustos, MDb, Pedro Lima, MDa, Alfonso Cañas, MDa, Isidro Paredes, MDc, José A. Buendía, MDa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
b Department of Plastic Surgery, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
c Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain

Accepted for publication February 18, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr López Almodóvar, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Avda. Barber 30, Toledo, 45005, Spain (Email: lopezalmodovar{at}yahoo.es).

We report 2 cases of vacuum-assisted closure therapy and thoracic reconstruction using new sternum titatium plates in patients with deep sternal wound infection after median sternotomy. The specific advantage of this new approach is anatomical reduction of the sternum that prevents paradoxical movement and severe anterior chest instability, and improves postoperative outcome.




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