hemisternotomy

English

Etymology

hemi- +‎ sternotomy

Noun

hemisternotomy (plural hemisternotomies)

1. (surgery) An incision into the left or right half of the sternum
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     Then a 1.5 cm median hemisternotomy was performed, the sternum halves were kept apart with 4–0 Vicryl sutures ® (Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) which were later-on used to close the sternum.