Are Sternal Precautions Necessary?
Are Sternal Precautions Necessary? Are sternal precautions necessary? Sternal precautions are used after open heart surgery to prevent the breastbone from pulling apart as it is healing. These precautions are meant to protect you and to reduce the risk of infection in your healing sternal incision. What surgeries require sternal precautions? Sternal precautions are used