Scar tissue forms when a wound heals but is different from skin tissue. For example, it is less elastic, leading to tightness, limited movement, and pain. Exercise, moisturizing, and other home ...

This pictorial essay aims to depict the normal imaging appearance and the main complications following median sternotomy. Sternal wire fracture (magnified chest X-ray image): discontinuity on the ...

Among the 1,879 patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures during the study period 56 patients were included in the validation group; the patients developed wound dehiscence during the ...