Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Sterile Necrosis of the Sternum: A Rare Complication Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

  • Papadakis, Emmanouel (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center) ;
  • Konstantinidou, Maria Kalliopi (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust) ;
  • Kanakis, Meletios A. (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center)
  • Received : 2017.03.06
  • Accepted : 2017.07.11
  • Published : 2017.12.05
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Abstract

We herein present the unique case of a 68-year-old male diabetic patient who developed sterile necrosis of the sternum 1 month after myocardial revascularization with the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts. The sternum had been closed by the bilateral Robicsek wiring technique. The sternum was removed, and bilateral pectoralis major flaps were used to cover the defect. The patient had an uneventful recovery.

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