title: Median sternotomy dehiscence: a modified wire suture closure technique.
abstract: Over a 7-year period, sternal wound dehiscences occurring in 26 patients were treated by a modified wire closure technique. This method is described and the results presented.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures