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Split pectoralis major muscle flap reconstruction after clavicular-manubrial resection
K J Zehr1, R F Heitmiller, S C Yang
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 4, 1999
Abstract:
Resection of the clavicular head and clavicular-manubrial junction is required in cases of chronic osteomyelitis or tumor. This article describes a technique for soft tissue coverage in an infected or irradiated area after resection using a split pectoralis major rotational muscle flap.