Shah Vishal N, Chen Joshua R, Plestis Konstadinos A
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1025 Walnut Street, College Bldg, Ste 607, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
J Surg Case Rep. 2025 May 23;2025(5):rjaf343. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf343. eCollection 2025 May.
The FiberTape (FT) System (Arthrex, Naples, FL, USA), initially developed for orthopedic surgery, is a new, nonmetallic, suture-based alternative to standard stainless-steel wires for sternal reapproximation. Publications on FT use after cardiothoracic surgery are limited. The FT System has not been used in upper hemisternotomy (UHS) closure. Consequently, we report the use of the FT System for sternal closure in a 70-year-old man after UHS aortic valve replacement and discuss several advantages of its application.
纤维带(FT)系统(美国佛罗里达州那不勒斯市的Arthrex公司)最初是为骨科手术开发的,是一种新型的、非金属的、基于缝线的替代品,可用于胸骨重新对合,替代标准不锈钢丝。关于心胸外科手术后使用FT的文献有限。FT系统尚未用于上半胸骨切开术(UHS)的闭合。因此,我们报告了一名70岁男性在UHS主动脉瓣置换术后使用FT系统进行胸骨闭合的情况,并讨论了其应用的几个优点。