Sternal Retractor for Internal Mammary Artery

A sternal retractor for easy visualization of the internal mammary artery and retrosternal area is described. We have successfully used this retractor for all internal mammary dissections without sternal or costochondral fractures in the past 6 months.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996-09, Vol.62 (3), p.908-909
Hauptverfasser:	Jain, Sanjay M., Kole, Shrikant D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Coronary Artery Bypass - instrumentation Humans Mammary Arteries - transplantation Medical sciences Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgical Instruments
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Zusammenfassung:	A sternal retractor for easy visualization of the internal mammary artery and retrosternal area is described. We have successfully used this retractor for all internal mammary dissections without sternal or costochondral fractures in the past 6 months.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00529-2