Sternal Talon Offers a Solution for Secondary Sternum Osteosynthesis in Patients With Nonunion Michael R. DeLong, MD, Duncan B. Hughes, MD, Jeffrey G. Gaca, MD, John P. Fischer, MD, Jennifer E. Bond, PhD, W. Clark Hargrove, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD, L. Scott Levin, MD, Detlev Erdmann, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 5, Pages 1804-1808 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.048 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 (A) Sternal Talon device from above showing locking mechanism. (B) Lateral image. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1804-1808DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.048) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 A 75-year-old man with a 2-month duration of symptomatic nonunion after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). (A) Sternum nonunion. (B) Placement of 3 Sternal Talon devices, reapproximating the sternal bone. (C) Right pectoralis turnover muscle flap for soft tissue coverage of hardware. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1804-1808DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.048) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 A 57-year-old man with sternal nonunion of 1 year duration and epigastric hernia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). (A) Sternal nonunion and epigastric hernia. (B) Placement of 3 Sternal Talon devices and correction of epigastric hernia. Yellow asterisks mark inferior sternum in each image. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1804-1808DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.048) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions