title: Open fixation of sternal fracture.
abstract: Displaced sternal fractures cause extensive pain and may impair ventilatory efforts, particularly in the elderly. Most previous reports have focused on repair of sternal fractures using wires. We recommend the technique of plate fixation described herein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitchens
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*