Lower sternal reinforcement improves the stability of sternal closure

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Lower sternal reinforcement improves the stability of sternal closure Uday K Dasika, MD, Dennis R Trumble, MS, James A Magovern, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 5, Pages 1618-1621 (May 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04988-3 Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 The three sternal wire configurations. The hatched area indicates the xiphoid process. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1618-1621DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04988-3) Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Sternal separation as a function of distracting force for (A) six simple wires, (B) figure-of-eight wires, and (C) seven simple wires. Data are presented at means ± SD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1618-1621DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04988-3) Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Comparison of sternal separation at the lower sternum with the three methods of wire closure. Data are presented as means ± SD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1618-1621DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04988-3) Copyright © 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions