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ArticleCase reports in surgery2017

Adhesive-Enhanced Sternal Closure: Feasibility and Safety of Late Sternal Reentry.

Aaron J Spooner, Holly E M Mewhort, Lisa M DiFrancesco, Paul W M Fedak

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Article in Case reports in surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Sternal wound closure in the current era: the need of a tailored approach.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Aaron J SpoonerSection of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8506-864X
Holly E M MewhortSection of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lisa M DiFrancescoDepartments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Oncology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Paul W M FedakSection of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0658-9381

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This clinical case report describes sternal reentry performed years after adhesive-enhanced sternal closure using Kryptonite bone cement. This report provides novel data on the late effects of this innovation. We observed that sternal reentry is feasible and safe. The adhesive did not weaken from biodegradation over a period of several years. There was no evidence of adherence to adjacent soft tissues or other nonbony deep mediastinal structures. Surgeons who receive patients who require redoing cardiac surgery after adhesive-enhanced closure with Kryptonite can be reassured that sternal reentry is safe and feasible.

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PMCPMC5467313

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