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Complicated sternal dehiscence treated with the strasbourg thoracic osteosyntheses system (STRATOS) and the transposition of greater omentum: a case report

Authors: Fabrizio Ceresa, Giuseppe Casablanca, Francesco Patanè

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2010

Abstract

Sternal dehiscence is a serious complication after cardiac surgery. Sternal refixation, performed by simple rewiring or techniqual modification of rewiring as described by Robicsek, can fail, overall when the bone quality is poor or the sternum is completely destroyed. The sternal closure systems, consisting of plates, screws or rib clips and titanium bars, have been recently introduced to treat the complicated sternal dehiscence. We describe for the first time the use of the Strasbourg Thoracic Osteosyntheses System (STRATOS) and the greater omentum, to treat a complicated sternal dehiscence, causing chest pain and respiratory failure.

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Title: Complicated sternal dehiscence treated with the strasbourg thoracic osteosyntheses system (STRATOS) and the transposition of greater omentum: a case report
Authors: Fabrizio Ceresa
Giuseppe Casablanca
Francesco Patanè
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-53

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Complicated sternal dehiscence treated with the strasbourg thoracic osteosyntheses system (STRATOS) and the transposition of greater omentum: a case report

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