Riahi M, Tomatis L A, Schlosser R J, Bertolozzi E, Johnston D W
Chest. 1975 Jan;67(1):113-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.67.1.113.
Following open heart surgery, approximation of the median sternotomy can compress the heart and produce cardiac tamponade. A proposed new technique to eliminate this compression by sternal traction is presented.