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Current presentation and optimal surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections
Howard K. Song, MD, PhD, T.Sloane Guy, MD, Larry R. Kaiser, MD, Joseph B. Shrager, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 73, Issue 2, Pages (February 2002) DOI: /S (01)
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Fig 1 Technique of sternoclavicular joint resection (SCJ) and pectoralis flap closure. The SCJ is resected with up to 50% of the manubrium and up to one third of the medial clavicle (A). The resulting chest wall defect is obliterated with a partial pectoralis major advancement flap based on the thoracoacromial artery (B). (SCM = sternocleidomastoid muscle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (01) )
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Fig 2 Computed tomographic image (bone windows) of a patient with sternoclavicular joint infection. The study demonstrates manubrial and clavicular erosion and involvement of the joint space as well as significant surrounding soft tissue involvement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (01) )
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