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Sternal Cleft Reconstruction: A 12-year Follow-up and Technique Modification

Sydney Somers1, Ricki Chen1, John Tipps1

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
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Surgical repair of superior partial sternal clefts can be challenging. A modified technique, using resected sternal segments as a bone graft and pectoralis muscle flaps, shows successful 12-year outcomes.

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