Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery
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DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0841-y
Abstract: BackgroundMorbidly obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 35 kg/m2) who undergo cardiac surgery involving median sternotomy have a higher-than-normal risk of sternal dehiscence. To explore a potential solution to this problem, we examined the utility of transverse… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; closure; primary sternal; obese patients ... See more keywords
Primary sternal osteomyelitis.
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2022-01449.eng
Abstract: Primary sternal osteomyelitis is very rare in children, with less than 100 cases published to date. Its clinical presentation is often non-specific, which results in a diagnostic delay. Here we describe 2 new cases of… read more here.
Keywords: primary sternal; sternal osteomyelitis;