Reconstruction of the median sternotomy wound dehiscence using the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 359-364

  DeJesus, R A ^a   Paletta, J D ^a   Dabb, R W ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Mediastinum, surgical wound infection; Sternum; Surgery, plastic; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE MASS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034926088     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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