Free Flap Reconstruction of Sternal Defects after Cardiac Surgery: An Algorithmic Approach for Dealing with Sparse Recipient Vessels

Free Flap Reconstruction of Sternal Defects after Cardiac Surgery: An Algorithmic Approach for Dealing with Sparse Recipient Vessels

Background:. Sparsity of recipient vessels poses a challenge for microsurgical free flap reconstruction of sternal defects following deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery. Methods:. From January 2013, a standardized algorithm for dealing with sparse recipient vessels was strictly follow...

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Main Authors: Amir K. Bigdeli, MD, Florian Falkner, MD, Volker J. Schmidt, MD, Benjamin Thomas, MD, MSc, Holger Engel, MD, Matthias Reichenberger, MD, Günter Germann, MD, Emre Gazyakan, MD, Ulrich Kneser, MD
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005722

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