1. Control of Separation in Sternal Instability by Supportive Devices: A Comparison of an Adjustable Fastening Brace, Compression Garment, and Sports Tape 
Doa El-Ansary, PhD, Gordon Waddington, PhD, Roger Adams, PhD 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 89, Issue 9, Pages (September 2008)
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2. Fig 1
Three supportive devices: (A) sports tape application, (B) compression garment, and (C) adjustable fastening brace.
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3. Fig 2
An ultrasound image of separated sternotomy margins. The X symbols mark the points on sternal segment A (St A) and on sternal segment B (St B) that were closest to the skin surface and at which sternal separation was measured. The separation between the 2 points designated X is 14.1mm, with 12.7mm on the horizontal axis and 6mm on the vertical axis.
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