REVIEW Latissimus Dorsi Flap in the Treatment of Thoracic Wall Defects After Medial Sternotomy

ePlasty: Vol. 20

REVIEW
Latissimus Dorsi Flap in the Treatment of Thoracic Wall Defects After Medial Sternotomy
Adam Stepniewski, MD,^a Joelle Krahlisch, MD,^a Alexander Emmert, MD,^b Ahmad-Fawad Jebran, MD,^b Maximilian Schilderoth, MD,^a Helen Synn, MD,^a and Gunther Felmerer, MD^a
^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
Correspondence: gunther.felmerer@med.uni-goettingen.de
Adam Stepniewski and Joelle Krahlisch contributed equally to creation of the publication.
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 .......

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