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Impact of Delayed Sternal Closure on Postoperative Infection or Wound Dehiscence in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease  Hong Ju Shin, MD, Won Kyoung.

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1 Impact of Delayed Sternal Closure on Postoperative Infection or Wound Dehiscence in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease  Hong Ju Shin, MD, Won Kyoung Jhang, MD, Jeong-Jun Park, MD, Tae-Jin Yun, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 92, Issue 2, Pages (August 2011) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Sternal traction suture transforms elliptical cross-sectional configuration (A) into a circle (B), resulting in a 10% to 20% increase in cross-sectional area. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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