Adhesive-Enhanced Sternal Closure: Feasibility and Safety of Late Sternal Reentry

dc.contributor.authorSpooner, Aaron J.
dc.contributor.authorMewhort, Holly E. M.
dc.contributor.authorDiFrancesco, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.authorFedak, Paul W. M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:17:42Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:17:42Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-29
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:17:42Z
dc.description.abstractThis clinical case report describes sternal reentry performed years after adhesive-enhanced sternal closure using Kryptonite bone cement. This report provides novel data on the late effects of this innovation. We observed that sternal reentry is feasible and safe. The adhesive did not weaken from biodegradation over a period of several years. There was no evidence of adherence to adjacent soft tissues or other nonbony deep mediastinal structures. Surgeons who receive patients who require redoing cardiac surgery after adhesive-enhanced closure with Kryptonite can be reassured that sternal reentry is safe and feasible.
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dc.identifier.citationAaron J. Spooner, Holly E. M. Mewhort, Lisa M. DiFrancesco, and Paul W. M. Fedak, “Adhesive-Enhanced Sternal Closure: Feasibility and Safety of Late Sternal Reentry,” Case Reports in Surgery, vol. 2017, Article ID 8605313, 3 pages, 2017. doi:10.1155/2017/8605313
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33026
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8605313
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108090
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2017 Aaron J. Spooner et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleAdhesive-Enhanced Sternal Closure: Feasibility and Safety of Late Sternal Reentry
dc.typeJournal Article
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