RT Book, Section
A1 Lee, Jay M.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Burt, Bryan M.
A2 Groth, Shawn S.
A2 Loor, Gabriel
A2 Wolf, Andrea S.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1170415051
T1 Sternal and Clavicular Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
T2 Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026931
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170415051
RD 2023/03/25
AB Sternal  resection  is  primarily  required  for  primary  or  secondary  malignancy,  infection,  or  radiation  osteonecrosis  (radiation  osteitis).1,2  The  resultant  chest  wall  defect  involving  loss  of  skeleton  and  often  overlying  soft  tissue  depends  on  tumor  extent  and  type,  and  severity  of  infection  or  radiation  necrosis.  Full-thickness  sternal  resections  can  compromise  chest  wall  stability  or  have  paradoxical  respiratory  movements,  highlighting  the  importance  of  proper  reconstruction  of  the  thoracic  wall  and  sternum.