z-logo
Premium
Repair of inferior sternal cleft using a titanium plate in an infant with pentalogy of Cantrell
Author(s) -
Qin Tingjiang,
Liu Yingbei,
An Yong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12847
Subject(s) - medicine , sternum , surgery , titanium , metallurgy , materials science
Repair of a sternal cleft should be performed as early as possible, and the ideal material for this treatment is autologous tissue. We report the use of a titanium plate to repair the sternal cleft in a five‐month‐old patient with pentalogy of Cantrell because of the size of the defect and the limited availability of autologous tissue.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here