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Geoffrey M Graeber¹, William T McClelland

¹Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA. ggraeber@hsc.wvu.edu

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

|September 16, 2004

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This review will delineate the underlying conditions that predispose patients to deep mediastinal infection and sternal dehiscence, discuss the principles of thorough debridement and preparation of the wound, and assess the appropriate options available for successful reconstruction.

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