Sternal wiring

A wire cerclage technique passes wires around the sternum (peristernal) instead of through it (transsternal).

Reproduced from: Fawzy H, Alhodaib N, Mazer CD, et al. Sternal plating for primary and secondary sternal closure; can it improve sternal stability? J Cardiothorac Surg 2009; 4:19. Copyright © 2009 BioMed Central Ltd.

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