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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:745
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

David J. Cohen, MDa

a Colonel, Medical Corps, Brooke Army Medical Center MCHE-SDC, Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Bldg 3600, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA

e-mail: david.cohen@cen.amedd.army.mil

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Expense, limited availability, and biological variability complicate the use of cadaver specimens for testing mechanical methods of sternal closure. The use of artificial polyurethane models has been common in the development and testing of orthopedic appliances. . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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