title: Response to: 'Superior epigastric artery perforator flap for sternal osteomyelitis defect reconstruction'.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: ines.tinhofer@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tinhofer
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, General Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Chieh-Han John
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tzou
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pauzenberger
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*; D061525:Perforator Flap / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*