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Abstract
Displaced sternal fractures cause extensive pain and may impair ventilatory efforts, particularly in the elderly. Most previous reports have focused on repair of sternal fractures using wires. We recommend the technique of plate fixation described herein.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8211591
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Gynecol Obstet ISSN: 0039-6087