Publications by authors named "Ted Wo Elenbaas"
Does removal of steel wires relieve post-sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery?
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
August 2013
Background: Post-sternotomy pain in the absence of cardiac ischemia and sternal instability is most commonly due to the sternal wire sutures or a protruding wire. We performed a retrospective study to investigate the effect of removal of the steel wires for relief of post-sternotomy pain.
Methods: All 206 patients who underwent sternal wire removal in our institution from January 2003 through August 2011 were included in this study.