medical radiographysternotomy wiresidentificationaccuracysensitivityspecificityForensic anthropologists are regularly asked to assist with the identification of unknown individuals using comparative medical radiography. This study addressed the use of midline medical sternotomy wires as a means for personal ...
An eczematous eruption developed on the anterior chest of a 58-year-old woman with known after the insertion of -containing sternotomy wires. Her wound was revised with removal of the wires to give immediate and sustained relief from the . The microscopy and parasternal biopsy histology demonstra...
We describe an improved technique for sternal closure which is performed using combined single and double-cross steel wires. We made a mechanical study of these single and double-cross shapes considering the effects of applied transverse and longitudinal shearing forces. We used this technique in 80...
In addition, serious complications may occur when the wires break from wearing and tearing. The broken wires may migrate within the chest, leading to chest pain or even wire punching through percutaneous (Vicario-Merino et al., 2022) or critical organs (Stuck et al., 2006; Gong et al., ...
After the heart was de-aired, ventricular pacing wires were placed prior to declamping the aorta and the patient was then gradually weaned from CPB. Protamine/heparin was administered in a 1:1 ratio, and TEE was used to assess valvular function. Decannulation was then achieved by either ...
In the other cases the wires had loosened, or knots had opened, or wires had cut through the sternal bone. All 12 patients had undergone open-heart surgery. The commonest risk factors for sternotomy dehiscence were excessive blood loss with heavy transfusion requirements, and postoperative wound...
Atrial wires are placed if needed. These steps are performed prior to re- moving the cross-clamp to facilitate the view of the right atrium and ventricle. The sternum is closed with two wires in the manubrium and two wires from the body of the sternum up to the manubrium. Post-...
The purpose of this study was to assess the fatigue performance of three peristernal median sternotomy closure techniques (figure-of-eight stainless-steel wires, figure-of-eight stainless-steel cables, or Pectofix Dynamic Sternal Fixation [DSF] stainless-steel plates) in order to quantify the ...
Due to variable pathoanatomy of non-union, residual wires and multiple fragments of poor bone quality were cut and the sternal halves were stabilised by titanium plates and screws. These were reinforced with AICBG applied in the residual sternal gap created after debridement. Seven patients were ...
When inserting the venous catheter, the Seldinger technique is typically employed, utilizing guide wires and dilation catheters in order to carefully guide the catheter to the central venous circulation. While landmarks can be used for guidance and orientation, ultrasounds have also been used for ...