Zipping up after a median sternotomy: Are we at the end of the wire?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: April 2017

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