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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-12-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
Surgical approaches to postoperative mediastinitis that imply wire removal achieve earlier infection recovery but leave the patient with sternal instability. In 10 patients after wound surgical debridement, my colleagues and I achieved sternal synthesis by using Achilles tendons retrieved from multiorgan donors and stored in glutaraldehyde. Three tendons were used in each patient; they were passed through the bone at the manubrium and parasternally at the midsternum and the lower sternum. Thirty-day computed tomographic scan results, infection recovery, and quality of life were satisfactory.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
1552-6259
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
79
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
359-60
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Achilles Tendon,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Bone Wires,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Cardiac Surgical Procedures,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Debridement,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Device Removal,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Mediastinitis,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Sternum,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Surgical Wound Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Tomography, X-Ray Computed,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Transplantation, Heterotopic,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Transplantation, Homologous,
pubmed-meshheading:15620987-Treatment Outcome
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pubmed:year |
2005
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Achilles tendon for sternal synthesis in the treatment of mediastinitis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, V. Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy. marisa.defeo@tin.it
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Evaluation Studies
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