title: Twisted wire stent technique for delayed sternal closure after congenital heart operations.
abstract: After congenital heart operations, keeping the sternal edges wide open may require sternal stenting in some extreme cases in which delayed sternal closure is necessary after operation, because sternal edges may compromise cardiac function as a result of the elasticity of the thoracic cage. We describe an easy and safe way for sternal stenting using conventional sternal steel wires.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ersinerek@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erek
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Cansaran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanidir
authors.forename: Ozgen Ilgaz
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Kocyigit
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D061214:Patient Safety; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation
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