title: "Sleeve-rope closure" of the median sternotomy after open heart operations.
abstract: A new method of sternal osteosynthesis following median sternotomy using the "sleeve-rope" principle is introduced. This method has been successfully applied in 20 patients.
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014945:Wound Healing