Figure 2From: Sternal plating for primary and secondary sternal closure; can it improve sternal stability? Intrathoracic pressure for 0.5 mm incremental increases in sternal separation. In all groups the pressure which generated 1.5 or 2.0 mm sternal separation was significantly higher than baseline or pressure for 0.5 mm separation. In addition, both plating groups required a significantly higher pressure than the wires or cables groups for either 1.5 or 2.0 mm separation.Back to article page