Figure 3.

Intrathoracic Pressure when sternal separation increased by 2.0 mm. The mean pressure to produce 2.0 mm dehiscence in the cables or wires group was significantly lower than either the one plate or 4 plates groups (183.3 ± 123.9 vs. 301.4 ± 204.5 and 355.0 ± 210.4 respectively, p < 0.05), There was no significant difference between wires/cables plus one plate group compared to the 4 plates group.