Secondary sternal repair following median sternotomy using interosseous absorbable sutures and pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flaps

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 214-219

  Perkins, D J ^a   Hunt, J A ^a   Pennington, D G ^a   Stern, H S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0029947936     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: 14653087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(96)90053-3     Document Type: Article

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