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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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