Improved Technique of Nitinol Sternal Clip Application

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Improved Technique of Nitinol Sternal Clip Application Adrian Ooi, MD, FRCSCTh, Dawn Franklin, SEN, Sunil Ohri, FRCSCTh The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 87, Issue 6, Pages 1971-1972 (June 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.053 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Intercostals grooves are created on either side of the sternal body and then precise sternal midline identified using electrocautery. Before median sternotomy is performed, distance across the sternum is measured for application of correct Flexigrip size (Praesidia, Bologna, Italy). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 1971-1972DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.053) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Applied Flexigrips (Praesidia, Bologna, Italy) at the end of procedure with the sternum approximated. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 1971-1972DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.053) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions