Rib osteotomy and fixation: enabling technique for better minithoracotomy exposure in cardiac and thoracic procedures.
Raman
Jai
J
University of Chicago Medical Center, MC 5040, 5841 South Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. jraman1@uchicago.edu
Onsager
David
D
Straus
David
D
D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010027:Osteotomy; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*