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Median Sternotomy

Known as: Median Sternotomies, Sternotomies, Median, Sternotomy, Median 
Incision through the midline of the STERNUM.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Clinical Experience With Sternotomy Versus Subcostal Approach for Exchange of HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device.
2007
2007
Risk Factors for Mediastinitis Following Median Sternotomy in Children
Background: Mediastinitis is a devastating complication of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. However, risk factors for the… 
2003
2003
Median sternotomy: the preferred incision for resection of lung metastases.
But: Rapporter notre experience de la sternotomie mediane pour la resection des metastases pulmonaires et savoir si la… 
2002
2002
Biomechanical porcine model of median sternotomy closure.
BACKGROUND Healing complications following median sternotomy commonly include instability, nonunion, and infection. They are… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Repair of incisional hernia after median sternotomy.
About 19 000 cardiac surgical procedures are carried out annually in the United Kingdom, 4000 being for congenital defects (UK… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Delayed Chest Wall Complications of Median Sternotomy
Chest wall pain after coronary artery bypass surgery is often attributed to incisional pain or anxiety. Although this assumption… 
1986
1986
Technique of closure of median sternotomy with trans-sternal figure-of-eight wires.
A technique of closure of median sternotomy with trans-sternal figure-of-eight wires is described. This method has the advantages… 
1986
1986
Subclinical brachial plexopathy following median sternotomy.
In order to detect subclinical cases of brachial plexus injury following open heart surgery through median sternotomy, 15… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Surgical management of infected median sternotomy: closed irrigation vs. muscle flaps.
Mediastinitis remains a serious complication of median sternotomy which requires prompt and aggressive surgical management… 
1983
1983
Postoperative median sternotomy dehiscence.
An analysis of the records of 2130 patients who consecutively underwent median sternotomy with or without cardiopulmonary bypass… 
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