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T his multi-author comprehensive textbook is designed to cover holistic sternal dehiscence management. The book does not present any supplementary material or digital video disc. The book comprises of 15 chapters with emphasis on basic sciences and principles of both primary management and reconstructive surgery. The continuity from 1 chapter to another is lucid and flowing well to understand the basics and logistics of management. The theoretical concepts are well coupled with personal practical experience — “How we do it” management sections. The detailed anatomy in the relevant section followed by attention to details in pathophysiology section, radiological diagnostics, and microbiological aspects coupled with epidemiological data sets the benchmark of understanding the basics of this complex problem. The chapter on “negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in post-sternotomy deep sternal wound infections,” divided in 3 sections— principle, literature overview, and science behind