Corpus Sterni Reinforcement Improves the Stability of Primary Sternal Closure in High-Risk Patients

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Surgery today (Print)

• Publication date

  2007-03-09

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s00595-006-3376-5PMID 17342356
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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