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Vibration transmittance measures sternotomy stability – a preliminary study in human cadavers

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Published Online: 2019-01-07

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Authors

Hautalahti, Juha http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7747-2717
Joutsen, Atte

Goebeler, Sirkka

Luukkaala, Tiina

Khan, Jahangir

Hyttinen, Jari

Laurikka, Jari
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Tampereen Tuberkuloosisäätiö

Instrumentariumin Tiedesäätiö
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Article History

Received: 30 June 2018

Accepted: 26 December 2018

First Online: 7 January 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee (Approval number ETL R14131). The relatives of each study subject were contacted by the coroner (SG) and their consent sought before inclusion in the study.

: Consent was obtained from the relative of the study subject for publication of Fig. InternalRef removed.

: Tampere Heart Hospital Co. holds a patent on the vibration transmittance device, as agreed upon by the inventors (Nikolai Beev, Juha Hautalahti, Matti Tarkka, Jari Hyttinen, Jari Laurikka; U.S. Patent No. 9,788,726; EU: 11867251.8–1657 – EPO. PCT Pub No: WO2012/168534). The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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