title: Rigid plate fixation promotes better bone healing after sternotomy.
abstract: Sternotomy is the most common surgically created osteotomy in surgery. Rigid fixation of osteotomies are important for stability and bony union. This review shows the superiority of rigid plate fixation in achieving better bone healing after sternotomy. It also highlights use of plate fixation for mini-sternotomies and rib fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. jai_raman@rush.edu
authors.forename: Jaishankar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates / Q000266:history; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D017102:Fracture Healing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000266:history; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation*