Avoidance of sternal nonunion with cyanoacrylate gluing

Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Jul;66(1):304-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00368-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Bone Wires*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Cyanoacrylates / therapeutic use*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinitis / microbiology
  • Mediastinitis / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery
  • Staphylococcal Infections / surgery
  • Sternum / pathology
  • Sternum / surgery*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / surgery
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Cyanoacrylates
  • Tissue Adhesives