Bilateral-pectoral major muscle advancement flap combined with vacuum-assisted closure therapy for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery
Abstract Objectives The median sternotomy is the most common surgical approach for cardiac surgery. Deep sternal wound infection is a fatal complication after median sternotomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Bilateral-pectoral major muscle advancement flap combined...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01264-2 |