Therapy options in deep sternal wound infection: Sternal plating versus muscle flap.

Therapy options in deep sternal wound infection: Sternal plating versus muscle flap.

Management of deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) in cardiac surgical patients still remains challenging. A variety of treatment strategies has been described. Aim of this cohort study was to analyse two different treatment strategies for DSWI: titanium sternal plating system (TSFS) and muscle flap...

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Main Authors: Martin Grapow, Martin Haug, Chistopher Tschung, Bernhard Winkler, Prerana Banerjee, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Jens Fassl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich Eckstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5493354?pdf=render

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