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  • Title: Sternal dehiscence: pericostal guy wires equals sternal stability.
    Author: Sommerhaug RG, Reid DA, Wolfe SF, Lindsey DE.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 1986 Jul; 42(1):107-8. PubMed ID: 3729606.
    Abstract:
    Our five-year clinical experience with 11 patients treated with pericostal guy wires has uniformly established sternal stability, primary bone healing, and rapid resolution of infection. The stable anterior chest wall helps abolish cardiopulmonary complications (i.e., progressive pulmonary insufficiency, atelectasis, and low cardiac output) commonly associated with sternal dehiscence.
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