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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Molitor, Martin, MD, PhD
• Šimek, Martin, MD, PhD
• Lonský, Vladimír, MD, PhD
• Kaláb, Martin, MD, PhD
• Veselý, Jiří, MD, PhD
• Zálešák, Bohumil, MD, PhD

Titel

Pectoral Muscle Flap With V-Y Skin Paddle for Covering Sternal Defects

Ist Teil von

• The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2012-11, Vol.94 (5), p.e131-e133

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after a cardiac operation is a rare but serious complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It can lead to wound dehiscence with sternal osteomyelitis and both bony and soft tissue residual defects. When the infection is eradicated, reconstruction of the thoracic wall remains the main challenge. Tissue used for covering the defect must be well nourished and sutures must be tension free. We present our unique modification of the method using the pectoral muscle axial flap with a V-Y skin paddle.