Reconstruction of E. coli Osteomyelitis of Costa: A Case Report

Summary:. We report a case of E. coli osteomyelitis of the ribs in an immunocompetent 66-year-old man. After radical surgical debridement, bone and soft-tissue defects were covered with a rectus abdominis muscle flap. The postoperative course was uneventful, and there was no recurrence of chest symp...

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Main Authors: Teruyo Yamashita, MD, Jun Arata, MD, PhD, Masanori Kumakiri, MD, Shuko Kaito, MD, Yong Yoon, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003413