title: Management of the complicated sternotomy incision: results of omentopexy with primary skin graft.
abstract: Non-healing mid-sternotomy wounds are a persistently difficult problem. The numerous methods that have been employed to manage these wounds are costly in terms of patient discomfort and length of hospital stay. We present a method to manage a complicated sternotomy that uses an omental flap with an immediate, split-thickness skin graft. This technique promotes rapid healing and minimizes length of hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hellman
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lammermeier
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cooley