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Anatomic study of the vascular perfusion of the sternum and its clinical relevance in deep sternal wound infection

Introduction: Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) are a rare but devastating complication after median sternotomy. Minor perfusion in bone and soft tissue, especially after recruiting the internal mammary artery for bypass supports the development of wound infection and nonunion of the sternal bone...

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Autores principales: Spindler, Nick, Kaatz, Florian, Feja, Christine, Etz, Christian, Mohr, Friedrich-Wilhelm, Bechmann, Ingo, Josten, Christoph, Langer, Stefan, Loeffler, Sabine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611938
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/iprs000111