Closure of infected sternal wounds with a unilateral rectus abdominis muscle flap in addition to bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flaps

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 313-317

  Pu, L L Q ^a   O'Connell, J B ^b   Takei, T ^b   Restifo, R J ^b   Newton, C G ^b   Sandberg, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocutaneous flap; Pectoralis major; Rectus abdominis muscle flap; Sternal wound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE; STERNUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032881353     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380050270     Document Type: Article

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