2020
DOI: 10.22541/au.160736489.93339258/v1
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Multidisciplinary Surgery In Thoracic Wall Reconstruction For Sternal Osteomyelitis

Abstract: Sternal osteomyelitis and dehisense are a common problem with an incidence rate of 0.5% to 5.0% after major cardiac surgery. However, the management of separation of the sternum in the patient’s thorax remains a challenge for cardiac surgeons and thoracic surgeons using the incision. After cardiac surgery, postop sternal dehiscence and osteomyelitis was developed in the patient. The old steel wires were removed and the sternum was resected due to long-term infection and extensive deformation of the sternum. Pe… Show more

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