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Our experience using the vertical rectus abdominis muscle flap for reconstruction in 12 patients with dehiscence of a median sternotomy wound and mediastinitis
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Clarkson, James (author)
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Probst, Fey (author)
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Niranjan, Niri (author)
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Meuli, Claudia (author)
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Vogt, Paul (author)
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- Lidman, Disa, 1949- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Hand och plastikkirurgi,Hand- och plastikkirurgiska kliniken US
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Andersson, Lena (author)
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- 2009-07-08
- 2003
- English.
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0284-4311 .- 1651-2073. ; 37:5, s. 266-271
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- The vertical rectus abdominis (VRAM) flap has been used for reconstruction of sternal defects, particularly in the interior third, since it was first described 20 years ago. We describe 12 patients with mediastinitis or chronic sternal osteomyelitis after sternotomy treated between 1994 and 1997, nine performed at the Royal Hospitals Trust, London. Sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis after median sternotomy is an uncommon (0.4%-8.4%) but often fatal condition. Vascularised pedicles are the treatment of choice, and VRAM flaps were used in all cases. We report good long-term outcome with a follow up of 2-5 years, and no long-term morbidity relating to the VRAM reconstruction. We had only one partial failure of a flap. The operations were largely done in hospitals away from the plastic surgical unit in extremely sick patients, which illustrates the importance of multidisciplinary management to reduce hospital stay, mortality, and morbidity. We argue that early involvement of plastic surgical specialists in the treatment of sternal dehiscence is essential to ensure a successful outcome.
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