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Sternal Closure With Tie Bands: A Word of Caution

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1 Sternal Closure With Tie Bands: A Word of Caution
Louis Samuels, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 102, Issue 2, Pages e121-e122 (August 2016) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Skin appearance 8 months postoperatively.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e121-e122DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Intraoperative appearance of sternal wound subcutaneous tissue with exposed tie bands. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e121-e122DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Comparison of sternal wire and tie band profiles.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e121-e122DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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