| Literature DB >> 2113817 |
S M van Sterkenburg1, A Brutel de la Rivière, F E Vermeulen.
Abstract
The applicability of absorbable sutures for sternal closure was investigated. Heavy braided Polydioxanon (PDS Ethicon) sutures were tested in a routine fashion, as were steel wire and braided polyester. In a pilot study, 2 patients (20%) had a complete sternal dehiscence. These results forced us to abandon the project.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2113817 DOI： 10.1016/1010-7940(90)90214-k
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ISSN： 1010-7940 Impact factor: 4.191