From "head to heart: " reconstruction of a sternal cleft with split calvarial bone graft in a 15-month-old child.
Sternal cleft is a rare anomaly and has been variously managed by using either autogenous tissue or synthetic materials for bony reconstruction. We report the reconstruction of sternal cleft in a 15-month-old child with a single-piece outer-table cranial bone graft that was harvested by splitting in situ. The reconstructed sternum was covered with bilateral pectoralis major advancement muscle flaps.
From the Departments of *Plastic Surgery and †Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ramesh K
RK
Sharma
Sandeep S
SS
Rana
D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D064595:Composite Tissue Allografts; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps