The nuts and bolts of sternal dehiscence.
An eight-year experience (11 patients) with the Knodt rod compression system for sternal reclosure is presented. The system provides a simple, rapid, and safe method for sternal fixation after dehiscence.
D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*