Bilateral partial pectoralis major muscle turnover flaps for the management of deep sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The pectoralis major muscle is a versatile flap used as an advancement or turnover flap for the treatment of deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after median sternotomy. Advancement flaps provide suboptimal mass volume and sometimes cannot fully fill the dead space in the mediastinum. Turnover flaps can sufficiently cover the inferior sternum and fill dead space; however, the procedure requires disinsertion of the muscle from the humerus, resulting in functional loss and cosmetic deformity. In an attempt to optimize the benefits and minimize the drawbacks of both flaps, we developed a novel turnover flap method using the bilateral partial pectoralis major muscle. In this study, we introduce this new flap method and report its initial clinical results.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7656420 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature