Ectopic metaplastic ossification after sternotomy.
Ectopic ossification is a rare complication after a major operation. We report a case of cutaneous infection and metaplastic ossification in an 80-year-old man who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting 4 years earlier. Computed tomographic scan demonstrated a partial pseudarthrosis of the corpus sterni. The infected part of the sternal scar was excised and sternal wires were removed. Eight months later, the wound has healed without complications and the cutaneous ossification is unaltered.
Lepore
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Geijer
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Petursdottir
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Jeppsson
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*