In patients undergoing repeat sternotomy, the risk of injury to cardiac structures can be reduced by utilizing a technique that provides sustained visualization of structures adherent to underside of the sternum. We discuss the use of a retractor specifically designed for this purpose: the Rultract Resternotomy Retractor™.
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J Card Surg
October 2017
Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Congenital Heart Center, University of Florida - Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.
In patients undergoing repeat sternotomy, the risk of injury to cardiac structures can be reduced by utilizing a technique that provides sustained visualization of structures adherent to underside of the sternum. We discuss the use of a retractor specifically designed for this purpose: the Rultract Resternotomy Retractor™.
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