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Zip-back technique: the implant is fixed directly to the ribs with specially designed polymer zip-ties. (a) Zip-tie with blunt needle in the tip that will be passed around the dissected rib; (b) zip-ties passed through the ribs, and the implants’ eyelets ready to be fixed; (c) details of the technique.
