Does Elective Sternal Plating Combined with Steel Wire Reduce Sternal Complication Rates in Patients with Obesity?

Does Elective Sternal Plating Combined with Steel Wire Reduce Sternal Complication Rates in Patients with Obesity?

ABSTRACT Introduction: In this study, sternal complication rates of sternal closures with steel wire or steel wire combined with titanium plate in patients with obesity that underwent cardiac surgery were investigated. Methods: The data of 316 patients that underwent cardiac surgery between May 20...

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Main Authors: Ersin Çelik, Ahmet Rıfkı Çora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Sternotomy
Sternal Dehiscence
Sternal Closure
Titanium
Sternal Infection
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382023000300367&lng=en&tlng=en

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