• Surg Gynecol Obstet · Oct 1993

    Case Reports

    Open fixation of sternal fracture.

    • J Kitchens and J D Richardson.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
    • Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1993 Oct 1; 177 (4): 423-4.

    AbstractDisplaced sternal fractures cause extensive pain and may impair ventilatory efforts, particularly in the elderly. Most previous reports have focused on repair of sternal fractures using wires. We recommend the technique of plate fixation described herein.

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