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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/30310| Title: | Placement of sternal wires in median sternotomy closure |
| Authors: | Casha, Aaron Manche, Alexander Gauci, Marilyn Schembri-Wismayer, Pierre Camilleri-Podesta, Marie Therese Micallef, V. Gatt, Ruben Grima, Joseph N. |
| Keywords: | Biomechanics Sternotomy Surgical wound dehiscence Sternum -- Surgery |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Medicine & Surgery |
| Citation: | Casha, A., Manche, A., Gauci, M., Schembri-Wismayer, P., Camilleri-Podesta, M. T., Micallef, V.,...Grima, J. N. (2012). Placement of sternal wires in median sternotomy closure. Malta Medical Journal, 24(Supplement), 145. |
| Abstract: | Dehiscene of median sternotomy wounds remains a clinical problem. Sternal forces can be calculated by thin shell theory and this data may be used to guide optimal wire placement in the sternum during median sternotomy wiring. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/30310 |
| ISSN: | 18133339 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 24, Issue Supplement MMJ, Volume 24, Supplement |
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