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Pectoralis major turnover flap based on thoracoacromial vessels for sternal dehiscence

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Reconstruction of long and deep sternal defects has been challenging. The pectoralis major can be used in the conventional turnover method that requires the internal thoracic vessel. We developed a… Click to show full abstract

Reconstruction of long and deep sternal defects has been challenging. The pectoralis major can be used in the conventional turnover method that requires the internal thoracic vessel. We developed a new turnover pectoralis major flap based on thoracoacromial vessels. The purpose of this report is to present results from 14 patients.

Keywords: based thoracoacromial; turnover; thoracoacromial vessels; pectoralis major; flap based

Journal Title: Microsurgery
Year Published: 2019

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