Utilizing the ultrasonic shear for internal mammary artery harvesting in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is worth considering.

conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 48 patients, which revealed that skeletonized IMA harvesting, compared to pedicle harvesting, showed a trend towards increased IMA graft length (18.2±0.3 vs. 17.7±0.3 cm, P=0.09), reduced postoperative pain levels at three months, and significantly decreased major sensory deficits at both the four-week and three-month follow-ups (17% vs. 50%, P=0.002) ( 6 ).

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