REPAIR OF BROKEN WIRE DURING STERNAL CLOSURE.
A frustrating experience for thoracic surgeons is the breakage of a sternal wire at the time it is being tightened to close a median sternotomy. A simple technique to repair broken sternal wires and allow continuation of the procedure without opening the sternum is described.
Rubio
Pedro A.
PA
Medical Center Del Oro, Houston, Texas.
Bahadorzadeh
Keyvan
K
Sandoval
Arturo Castro
AC