Neoplastic, Inflammatory and Degenerative Conditions

Trunk and Perineal Reconstruction

Surgical Management of the Symptomatic Unstable Sternum with Pectoralis Major Muscle Flaps

Cabbabe EB, Cabbabe SW (Univ of Alabama at Birmingham) Plast Reconstr Surg 123:1495-1498, 2009^§

Abstract

Background

Sternal nonunion after median sternotomy is an uncommon but potentially disabling complication. The management of nonunion varies based on the discretion of the cardiovascular surgeon.

Methods

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