Median sternotomy – gold standard incision for cardiac surgeons

Sternotomy is the gold standard incision for cardiac surgeons but it is also used in thoracic surgery especially for mediastinal, tracheal and main stem bronchus surgery. The surgical technique is well established and identification of the correct anatomic landmarks, midline tissue preparation, oste...

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Main Authors: Radu Matache, Mihai Dumitrescu, Andrei Bobocea, Ioan Cordoș
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Digital ProScholar Media 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/archive/2016/11/3340.pdf