title: Use of the talon closure device in combination with a pectoralis turnover muscle flap for sternum nonunion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
authors.forename: Detlev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Earle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*