Abstract:Background: Sternal dehiscence is a serious complication of
cardiac surgery that has been a clinically intractable problem. The
study aimed to explore the advantages of new rigid sternal plates (NRSP)
compared with wire cerclage (WC) in the cardiac surgery of high- risk
patients with sternal dehiscence and summarize the application
experience. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on
high-risk patients for sternal dehiscence who underwent cardiac surgery
operation in the Department of Cardiovascular … Show more
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