Management of sternal wounds with bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flaps in 114 consecutively treated patients: Refinements in technique and outcomes analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 676-683

  Ascherman, Jeffrey A ^a   Patel, Sejal M ^a   Malhotra, Sameer M ^a   Smith, Craig R ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROMA; SKIN NECROSIS; STERNUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844299065     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000130939.32238.3B     Document Type: Review

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