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Sternalock plating system for elderly post-sternotomy patients

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The authors are extremely grateful to Ms. Kumiko Kakuya for contributions made during collection and analysis of the study data.

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  1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2, Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan

    Takashi Nishimura, Chitaru Kurihara, Yasuhito Sakano & Shunei Kyo

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Nishimura, T., Kurihara, C., Sakano, Y. et al. Sternalock plating system for elderly post-sternotomy patients. J Artif Organs 17, 288–290 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-014-0771-3

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