Sternal wire-grip: a new device in the surgical armamentarium.
We describe a new wire-grip that enhances the surgeon's grip on sternal wires and facilitates their tightening with minimal risk of slips. This wire-grip should protect against operating room personnel injury during sternal re-approximation.
Damascus University Cardiac Surgery Hospital, PO Box 33831, Damascus, Syria. mbizzat@gmail.com
Mohammad Bashar
MB
Izzat
D001864:Bone Wires; D004867:Equipment Design; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D009048:Motor Skills; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*