Bone healing after median sternotomy: A comparison of two hemostatic devices

BACKGROUND: Bone wax is traditionally used as part of surgical procedures to prevent bleeding from exposed spongy bone. It is an effective hemostatic device which creates a physical barrier. Unfortunately it interferes with subsequent bone healing and increases the risk of infection in experimental...

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Main Authors: Vestergaard, Rikke F, Jensen, Henrik, Vind-Kezunovic, Stefan, Jakobsen, Thomas, Søballe, Kjeld, Hasenkam, John M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001423/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21106051
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-117
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