Bioengineering Approaches and Novel Biomaterials to Enhance Sternal Wound Healing after Cardiac Surgery: A Crosstalk between Innovation and Surgical Practice

Median sternotomy and steel wires for sternal closure are the standard approach for cardiac surgery. An incomplete repair associated with chest wall motion, especially in the presence of predisposing factors, can lead to life-threatening deep sternal wound infection, also known as mediastinitis, in...

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Published in:	Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Main Authors:	Chiara Ferrisi, Francesco Loreni, Antonio Nenna, Omar Giacinto, Mario Lusini, Massimo Chello
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Subjects:	cardiac surgery mediastinitis sternal sternotomy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/15/9/254