1969
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)66253-4
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Prevention of Sternotomy Wound Disruptions by Use of Figure-of-Eight Pericostal Sutures

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“…The use of sternal wire closure has been associated with various healing complications, such as instability, nonunion, and infections [14,15] . Thus, despite the modern progress in postoperative management, the incidence of this complication has remained stable over time.…”
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“…The use of sternal wire closure has been associated with various healing complications, such as instability, nonunion, and infections [14,15] . Thus, despite the modern progress in postoperative management, the incidence of this complication has remained stable over time.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…When the bone quality is poor or there are multiple fractures of the sternum, these classical approaches of rewiring can fail and the rigid fixation systems, recently introduced, can be used for the sternal reconstruction [12][13][14][15][16].…”
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“…Atenção deve ser dada à maneira pela qual é feita a toracotomia, pois , caso o esterno seja estreito e a incisão apresentar uma borda maior que a oposta, poder-se-à estar diante de uma situação catastrófica para o paciente. 41 propõem, como método preventivo da deiscência, a utilização de fios de aço ao redor da junção costocondral, em forma de oito. Este método é também utilizado para as esternotomias transversas .…”
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“…Hubieron de pasar más de 70 años para que surgiera una modificación en la disposición clásica de los alambres, apareciendo el cierre en "figura de 8" 155 . Aún así, sus resultados tampoco mejoraron espectacularmente los del cierre habitual, sin embargo marcó el inicio de una etapa, al asociar la técnica de cierre y las leyes de la física.…”
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