• Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2013

    Sternal fixation with nonspecific plate.

    • Gökhan Ergene, Cumhur Murat Tulay, and Hüseyin Anasız.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sanlıurfa Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkey.
    • Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan 1;19(5):364-7.

    PurposeThe aim of the present study was to fixate displaced sternum fractures with a nonspecific plate, without a sternotomy procedure.MethodBetween May 2010 and December 2011, 15 patients with sternal fractures were included in this study. We performed fixation for 8 of 15 sternal fracture patients. Posteroanterior and lateral chest x-rays and computed tomography were taken for diagnosis of sternal fractures. Our surgical indications were severe pain, dislocationoverlapping of sternal edges, and thoracic wall instability. Locked volar distal radius plates were used for the sternal fixation.ResultsAfter fixation of sternum with plate, the sternum was stable in all 8 patients.There were no complications intra- or postoperatively. Sternal union was observed for all. Pain relief was determined dramatically.ConclusionLocked volar distal radius plates can be used for displaced sternal fractures.It is an alternative and successful method for sternal fractures.

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