Sakurada A, Sagawa M, Satoh M, Tanita T, Matsumura Y, Okada Y, Suzuki S, Fujimura S, Kondo T
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. 2000 Nov;53(12):1011-2.
Poly (L-lactide) sternal coaptation pin has been developed as an assistant material for the fixation of sternum. We used the novel material to a patient who underwent median sternotomy. A 21-year-old male was suspected to have invasive thymoma in the anterior mediastinum. The median sternotomy was indicated as an approach for the resection of tumor. Tumor was completely resected and there was no invasion to sternum. For the fixation of sternum, three poly (L-lactide) sternal coaptation pins were inserted in the bone marrow of sternum and five stainless steel wires were used as conventional procedure. Sternum was adapted without slippage and no complication from the material was observed in the post-surgical period. The application of poly (L-lactide) sternal coaptation pin is a good option for ensuring the fixation of sternum.
聚（L-丙交酯）胸骨固定针已被开发为一种用于胸骨固定的辅助材料。我们将这种新型材料应用于一名接受正中开胸手术的患者。一名21岁男性被怀疑在前纵隔患有侵袭性胸腺瘤。正中开胸手术被用作切除肿瘤的入路。肿瘤被完全切除，且未侵犯胸骨。为固定胸骨，在胸骨骨髓中插入了三根聚（L-丙交酯）胸骨固定针，并按照传统方法使用了五根不锈钢丝。胸骨贴合良好，无移位，术后未观察到材料相关并发症。聚（L-丙交酯）胸骨固定针的应用是确保胸骨固定的一个良好选择。
