REVIEW | |
Latissimus Dorsi Flap in the Treatment of Thoracic Wall Defects After Medial Sternotomy | |
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aDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics and Plastic Surgery; and bDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany |
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Correspondence: gunther.felmerer@med.uni-goettingen.de | |
Keywords: median sternotomy, sternal infection, latissimus flap, surgical therapy, complications |
Background: This study aimed to describe the subjective and objective results of the latissimus dorsi muscle flap and propose it as a reconstructive option for postoperative thoracic defects. Methods: A systematic search for cases with pedicle-based latissimus dorsi flaps performed after medial sternotomy was conducted, and all ....... |