Postoperative sternal dehiscence in obese patients: Incidence and prevention
- 30 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 78 (3), 912-917
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.038
Abstract
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