Sternal dehiscence: pericostal guy wires equals sternal stability.
Our five-year clinical experience with 11 patients treated with pericostal guy wires has uniformly established sternal stability, primary bone healing, and rapid resolution of infection. The stable anterior chest wall helps abolish cardiopulmonary complications (i.e., progressive pulmonary insufficiency, atelectasis, and low cardiac output) commonly associated with sternal dehiscence.
D001864:Bone Wires; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*