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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
sternum not healing together
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Cleveland Clinic - Heart
Cleveland - OH
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sternum not healing together
by john159, Sep 22, 2009 01:43PM
Hi, could anyone tell me whats involed in having a sternum repair. mine has not fused together properly and requires further sugery I believe,does it invlove a lot of pain ? does the sternum have to be opened up again ? are there any other solutions to this problem other than further surgery ?I had my Aortic valve replace in March of this year !
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Sep 24, 2009 08:44PM
, Sep 24, 2009 08:44PM
Your sternum has not healed properly either because of technical issues with the apposition of the bones post operatively or because of a sub clinical infection. In either case it involved opening the chest and reconnecting them together, plus minus any debriedment that it may be required.
