closed Sternotomy(.)Com

[DomainLobe]

Appraisals on this medical term please.

ster·not·o·my
n.
An incision into or through the sternum. Used to access the heart (all heart operations in the world), thymus gland (myasthenia gravis)....

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[Rockefeller]

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[DomainLobe]

Thanks Rockefeller
A 'sternotomy' (saw cutting breastbone) is done over 1 million times each year in hospitals around the world. About 40-50% of patients will experience a chronic pain syndrome after;
http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/2/153

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[Rockefeller]

Thanks, i know what the operation is. The term is never used. All tlds are open as well.