References

Who uses the DSS

The DSS was developed in Italy and introduced first to Italian Thoracic Surgeons. It is currently being used at the following medical institutions:

Ospedale Di Parma
Az. Osp. Univ. - Pol. Tor Vergata Roma
Az. Osp. Univ. Oo.Rr. Salerno
Azienda Ospedaliera Di Circolo Varese
Azienda Ospedaliera Di Padova
Azienda Ospedaliera L. Sacco Milano
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Andrea | Roma
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Gerardo Monza(Mi)
Azienda U.L.S.S. 12 Veneziana
Ospedale "Ferrarotto" Catania
Casa Di Cura Privata Montevergine Spa Avellino
Casa Di Cura S. Ambrogio S.P.A. | Milano
Ospedale Di Catanzaro
Humanitas Mirasole S.P.A. | Milano
Istituto Policlinico San Donato S.P.A. | Milano
Ospedale "Brotzu" Cagliari
European Hospital | Roma
Ospedale Di Treviso
Ospedali Riuniti Di Trieste

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Performance of a Novel Sternal Synthesis Device After Median and Faulty Sternotomy: Mechanical Test and Early Clinical Experience

Jacob Zeitani, MD, PhD, Alfonso Penta de Peppo, MD, Alessandra Bianco, PhD, Francesca Nanni, PhD, Antonio Scafuri, MD, Fabio Bertoldo, MD, Alessandro Salvati, MD, Saverio Nardella, MD, and Luigi Chiariello, MD

Departments of Cardiac Surgery, and Science and Technology, Tor Vergata University, Italy, Rome, and Department of Cardiac Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy