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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 79, 146-149, Copyright © 1980 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
H Laks and GL Hammond
The median sternotomy incision has become the routine approach for most
cardiac surgical procedures. This generally gives a poor cosmetic result.
In certain patients, particularly those who are asymptomatic and undergoing
short, low-risk procedures, cosmetic considerations are of relatively
greater importance. We describe a transverse skin incision which gives
adequate exposure for the median sternotomy. It has been used successfully
in 40 female patients. This technique provides a cosmetically acceptable
incision for the median sternotomy approach.
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A cosmetically acceptable incision for the median sternotomy
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