ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2025
Improving Sternal Closure Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: Polyethylene Suture Tapes vs. Steel Wires.
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- Sternal Closure Techniques Using Steel Wires and Predictors of Sternal Wound Complications: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Trial
- Rigid plate fixation versus wire cerclage for sternal closure after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Cables for Sternal Closure in a Metal-Allergic Patient With Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Enhancing recovery and outcomes of sternal closure in cardiac surgery: Early results of a 400-patient comparison of suture tapes and steel wires.JTCVS techniques · 2025Article
- Implementation of Aseptically Processed Human Placental Membrane Allografts Within a Comprehensive Sternal Wound Closure Strategy: A Three-Phase Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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