| Literature DB >> 19049777 |
Teodorico Iarussi1, Alessandro Marolla, Alessandro Pardolesi, Rosa Lucia Patea, Pierpaolo Camplese, Rocco Sacco.
Abstract
Sternum infection after cardiac surgery represents a severe complication with a high mortality rate. Therapeutic possibilities consist in "open packing" with specific antibiotic irrigation or in "en-block" resection. We report a case of sternum reconstruction using a titanium patch covered with bone-powder.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 19049777 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330