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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Auteurs principaux: Ersin Çelik, Ahmet Rıfkı Çora
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022-12-01
Collection:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Accès en ligne:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382023000300367&lng=en&tlng=en