1. Bridging the Cleft Over the Throbbing Heart.
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Mathai, John, Cherian, Vijit Koshy, Chacko, Jacob, Sen, Sudipta, Karl, Sampath, Pandyan, Murugu S., and Mathew, Alpha K.
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HUMAN abnormalities ,HEART abnormalities ,CARDIAC surgery - Abstract
Primary repair of sternal cleft deformities are best achieved in the neonatal period. Conversion of a partial defect to a complete sternal cleft with sternal bar mobilization is able to achieve sternal approximation in most cases. We describe a new technique of fracturing the clavicles in unyielding cases as was our experience in a 6-week-old infant. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2006
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