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Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2013 Sternal metastasis in thyroid cancer is an uncommon occurrence with only a handful of cases of chest wall resections being done. Sternal reconstruction for both primary and secondary tumors has been performed using various techniques and materials such ...
Waseem M Hajjar +3 more
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Bioengineering, 2022 The most common complication of median sternotomy surgery is sternum re-separation after sternal fixation, which leads to high rates of morbidity and mortality. The adhered sternal fixation technique comprises the wiring fixation technique and the use of
Amatulraheem Al-Abassi +2 more
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Sternal Fracture Fixation with a Steel Wire: The New “Timala” Technique [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Purpose Traumatic sternal fractures are rare but quite disabling injuries. Timely fixation of sternal fractures reduces pain and prevents respiratory complications.
Rabindra Bhakta Timala, Nirmal Panthee
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Deep sternal wound infections: Evidence for prevention, treatment, and reconstructive surgery
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Median sternotomy is the most popular approach in cardiac surgery. Post-sternotomy wound complications are rare, but the occurrence of a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a catastrophic event associated with higher morbidity and mortality, longer ...
Luigi Schiraldi +7 more
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A diagnostic pitfall of a sternal mass
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Primary sternal lymphoma represents a rare entity which must be evoked in front of a sternal mass especially as its treatment is different from that of sarcomas, the principal etiology of sternal masses.
Walid Abid +6 more
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A decade of treating traumatic sternal fractures in a single-center experience in Korea: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Purpose Clinical reports on treatment outcomes of sternal fractures are lacking. This study details the clinical features, treatment approaches, and outcomes related to traumatic sternal fractures over a 10-year period at a single institution.
Na Hyeon Lee +8 more
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Chest wall – underappreciated structure in sonography. Part II: Non-cancerous lesions
Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017 The chest wall is a vast and complex structure, hence the wide range of pathological conditions that may affect it. The aim of this publication is to discuss the usefulness of ultrasound for the diagnosis of benign lesions involving the thoracic wall ...
Andrzej Smereczyński +2 more
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Comparison of Three Methods for Skeleton Age Estimation
Fayixue Zazhi, 2022 ObjectiveTo find the appropriate method for age estimation for different ages and sexes.MethodsThe costal cartilage， sternum and pubic symphysis of 91 unknowns from 2000 to 2020 from the Forensic Department of the Criminal Investigation Team of Shanghai ...
ZHANG Dong-chuan +5 more
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Usual infection at unusual site: diagnosed on cytology
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018 The chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of tuberculosis especially in an immunocompetent patient. It constitutes 1–2% of all cases of TB and 1–5% of musculoskeletal TB.
Pooja Garg +3 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background To confirm the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) in the neonatal intensive care unit both with and without phototherapy, and compare forehead and sternum as the TcB assessment site.
Jaesung Jeon +5 more
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