The Waist Coat Flap: a new technique for closure of infected median sternotomy wounds.
The ideal standard of treatment of the infected sternotomy wound is early recognition, adequate debridement and repair with well vascularised tissue. We describe a new technique The Waist Coat Flap, which adheres to these principles, but does not require muscle or omentum and does not compromise their future use, if required.
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Adel Wagdi
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS 7005, Australia.
Kimble
Frank
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Quarmby
Craig
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Tucker
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*