... sternaldehiscence, depending on the fractures of some rightribs, occurred again after a week.After having implanted a polypropylene patch to avoidinjuries to the underlying heart, we have initially used thevacuum ... complicationafter cardiac surgery. Obesity, osteoporosis, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, intake of corticosteroids and off-midline sternotomy are themain risk factors [1]. Sternal ... failure.BackgroundMiddle sternotomy is the most common access to theheart and mediastinum used in the cardiac surgery. Theincidence of sternal dehiscence with or without infectionrange from 0,5 to...