title: Lesser impairment of respiratory function is the mechanism of faster recovery after partial sternotomy for valve replacement.
authors.forename: Eugene K W
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Grignani
mesh_terms: D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D013147:Spirometry; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods