The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e69-e70 , April 2010

Allograft sternochondral replacement after resection of large sternal chondrosarcoma

  • Giuseppe Marulli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
    • ,
  • Elisa Cogliati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tissues Bank of Veneto Region, Cà Foncello Hospital Treviso, Treviso, Italy
    • ,
  • Cristiano Breda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • Andrea Zuin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
    • ,
  • Federico Rea, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Federico Rea, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy.

Received 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00108-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.01.007

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e69-e70 , April 2010

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