Sternal cerclage wire
Sterile 316L stainless-steel monofilament wire, passed through or around the sternum to reapproximate its two halves after a sternotomy.
How it is used
Traditional sternal closure and fixation technique, still widely used; the already-catalogued cable/tape system is its more modern alternative.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-15.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.