St. Theresien Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Surgical Fixation of Sternal Fractures: Preoperative Planning and a Safe Surgical Technique Using Locked Titanium Plates and Depth Limited Drilling Stefan Schulz-Drost1, Pascal Oppel1, Sina Grupp1, Sonja Schmitt1, Roman Th. Carbon2, Andreas Mauerer3, Friedrich F. Hennig1, Thomas Buder4 1Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, 2Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, 3Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, St.-Theresien Hospital, 4Institute of Anatomy I, University Erlangen-Nuremberg Here we present a method to stabilize sternal fractures by using locked titanium plates in a low profile design. Performing subperiosteal dissection along the sternum while reducing the fracture, using depth limited drilling, and fixing the plates provides a safe surgical way.
