Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2013 Aug;46(4):309-311.

Fixation of Traumatic Sternal Fractures Using SternaLock Plating System

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. chomedy@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

A 43-year-old man experienced chest trauma due to a car accident. Compound sternal fractures with severe dislocation were seen on computed tomography of the chest. Using a SternaLock plating system with manual reduction, fixation of the sternal fracture was successfully performed. There were no complications related to the operation.

Keyword

Sternum; Fracture; Fixation

MeSH Terms

Dislocations
Sternum
Thorax
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