transsternal
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
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transsternal (not comparable)
- Through the sternum
- 2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research[1], volume 10, :
- [ 7 ] reported a postoperative mortality of 33 % as a result of bleeding and sepsis following a modified transsternal approach.