Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections

Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections

Background:. The frequency of sternomyelitis after cardiovascular surgery has been reported to be 0.4% -5%. Methods:. The treatment method used for 47 patients (29 male and 18 female) who developed sternomyelitis after sternotomy with tissue defects in the chest was examined retrospectively. Res...

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Main Authors: Hidetaka Watanabe, MD, Tetsuji Uemura, MD, Tetsu Yanai, MD, Masato Kurokawa, MD, Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD, Takahiro Chuman, MD, Hiroshige Kawano, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002776

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