Reconstruction of the chest wall with external metal brace: alternative technique in poststernotomy mediastinitis

Vinicius José Da Silva Nina¹; Marco Aurélio Salles Assef²; Raimundo Reis Rodrigues²; Vinícius Giuliano Gonçalves Mendes³; Joyce Santos Lages⁴; Ângela Mirella Magalhães Amorim⁵; Natalino Salgado Filho⁶; Rachel Vilela De Abreu Haickel Nina⁷

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382008000400009 Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;23(4):507-511