title: Is the application of external thoracic support following median sternotomy a placebo or a prudent intervention strategy?
authors.forename: Dennis C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sobush
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016267:External Fixators; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007320:Inspiratory Capacity / Q000502:physiology; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*