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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov;86(5):1680-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084.

Sternectomy and sternum reconstruction for infection after cardiac surgery

Teodorico Iarussi  1 , Alessandro Marolla, Alessandro Pardolesi, Rosa Lucia Patea, Pierpaolo Camplese, Rocco Sacco
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Sternectomy and sternum reconstruction for infection after cardiac surgery

Teodorico Iarussi et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Sternum infection after cardiac surgery represents a severe complication with a high mortality rate. Therapeutic possibilities consist in "open packing" with specific antibiotic irrigation or in "en-block" resection. We report a case of sternum reconstruction using a titanium patch covered with bone-powder.

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