A sternal saw is a bone cutter used to perform median sternotomy, opening the patient's chest by splitting the breastbone, or sternum. It is a reciprocating blade saw that resembles a jigsaw in appearance. It was invented and introduced by Dr. Edward P. ("Ted") Diethrich in 1963 (see picture of the device in the following external link: [1]).[1]

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  1. ^ DIETHRICH EB; MORRIS JD (1963). "Sternal saw--new instrument for splitting the sternum". Surgery. 53: 637–638. PMID 14027806.
  • "Ross Me, Baby!". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Photograph of Sternal Saw in Use from a First Person Account of a Ross Procedure Performed on an Adult Male, with Photographs Showing Pre-op, Surgery, Post-op, and Recovery


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternal_saw
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