Unexpected migration of a sternal pin: A word of caution.

Somei MatsuoKimihiro KobayashiMasahiro MizumotoTetsuro Uchida

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Sternal pins are considered useful for sternal stabilization after sternotomy, we should take special care in applying sternal pins to patients presented severe sternal deformity.

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