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) Preoperative view; (
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) preoperative CT-scan 3D reconstruction. 3D, three-dimensional; CT, computed tomography.
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 As shown in Fig. 1A , the previous cardiac surgery scar went on a skin raphe, as sometimes described in this rare congenital defect (failure of midline development). Clinical findings were confirmed by chest tomodensitometry ( Fig. 1B ).
(
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) Peroperative view of I.Ceram porous alumina sternal prosthesis insertion with sutures; (
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) postoperative view (month 12).
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The preperforated prosthetic ceramic sternum (size 1) was anchored to cartilages with eight nonabsorbable 3/0 polyester sutures ( Fig. 2A ). At the last follow-up visit (month 12), the patient was doing well and the scar was totally healed, clean, and dry ( Fig. 2B , Video 2 ), as it was since the first outpatient visit at day 10. 