One-Stage Sternal Stenting With Homograft Bone After Cardiac Operation in Pediatric Patients Jaw-Ji Chu, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Wen-Jen Su, Peter P.C Tan The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 846-847 (March 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00010-1
Fig. 1 A cryopreserved fibular homograft was shaped, then spaced appropriately and wedged between the edges of the sternotomy. Peristernal wires were placed and soft tissue was closed as in the usual technique with mobilization of pectoral fascia and subcutaneous tissue. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 65, 846-847DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00010-1)