In a recently published white paper D. Hjorth evaluates external chest supports based on the entire recovery process, in and out of the hospital, to avoid offsetting costs for health care providers in the form of long term complications and...

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Recovery after median sternotomy is often slowed down by too restrictive precautions.It’s time for change. Sternal precautions must focus on function and patient characteristics to facilitate recovery rather than impede it.

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A study from Australia by Doa El-Ansary et al., compares the QualiBreath sternum support, called “Adjustable Fastening Brace” in the article, to an elastic compression binder, and sports tape - used to control sternal instability.

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