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Median poststernotomy dehiscence reconstruction—a new classification for selection of the best procedure

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Porto, Portugal

    Diana Monteiro, Ricardo Horta, José Amarante, Pedro Silva & Álvaro Silva

  2. Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal

    Diana Monteiro, Ricardo Horta & José Amarante

  3. Rua da Rasa, no 119, 4° Esquerdo, 4400-271, Vila Nova Gaia, Portugal

    Diana Monteiro

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Monteiro, D., Horta, R., Amarante, J. et al. Median poststernotomy dehiscence reconstruction—a new classification for selection of the best procedure. Eur J Plast Surg 39, 471–472 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-016-1210-x

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