1. Lower sternal reinforcement improves the stability of sternal closure
Uday K Dasika, MD, Dennis R Trumble, MS, James A Magovern, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 75, Issue 5, Pages (May 2003)
DOI: /S (02)
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2. Fig 1
The three sternal wire configurations. The hatched area indicates the xiphoid process.
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3. Fig 2
Sternal separation as a function of distracting force for (A) six simple wires, (B) figure-of-eight wires, and (C) seven simple wires. Data are presented at means ± SD.
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4. Fig 3
Comparison of sternal separation at the lower sternum with the three methods of wire closure. Data are presented as means ± SD.
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