title: Novel technique for delayed sternal closure: soft tissue approximation with substernal bridge.
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
authors.forename: Cha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rajakaruna
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
authors.forename: Gladys M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
authors.forename: Bijoy G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Rajbanshi
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn; Department of Surgical Diseases #2, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia.
authors.forename: Bulat A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ziganshin
authors.affiliation: Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Electronic address: john.elefteriades@yale.edu.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects