Özergin, UfukDurgut, KadirÖzpınar, CevatGörmüş, NiyaziSunam, Güven SadiYüksek, TahirSolak, Hasan2020-03-262020-03-262000Özergin, U., Durgut, K., Özpınar, C., Görmüş, N., Sunam, G. S., Yüksek, T., Solak, H., (2000). New Technique for Reinforced Sternal Closure. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 8(1), 76-77. Doi: 10.1177/0218492300008001230218-4923https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/021849230000800123https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/17313A simplified method of reinforced sternal closure is described. Figure-of-8-shaped sutures of no. 5 stainless steel wire are inserted with 2 Sterna-Bands between them. The advantages of this technique are simplicity, effectiveness, and speed.en10.1177/021849230000800123info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle817677Q3