Open AccessChest-wall reconstruction in case of infection of the operative site: is there any interest in titanium rib osteosynthesis?†
Author(s) -
JeanPhilippe Berthet,
Laurence Solovei,
Olivier Tiffet,
Abel Gómez-Caro,
Sébastien Bommart,
Ludovic Canaud,
Pierre Alric,
Charles-Henri Marty-Ané
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt084
Subject(s) - medicine , flail chest , rib cage , osteosynthesis , surgery , titanium , implant , surgical mesh , thoracic wall , lung , hernia , anatomy , materials science , metallurgy
To describe the management of thoracic reconstructions in the presence of primary chest-wall infection (PCWI) or secondary deep chest-wall infection (SCWI), focussing on local tolerance of a titanium rib osteosynthesis system.
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