title: Delayed chest wall complications of median sternotomy.
abstract: Chest wall pain after coronary artery bypass surgery is often attributed to incisional pain or anxiety. Although this assumption is often correct, a small number of patients have an unrecognized chest wall complication of the median sternotomy. In this paper we identify these delayed postoperative midsternotomy complications and discuss their appropriate management.
mesh_terms: D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D013248:Sternocostal Joints / Q000382:microbiology; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors