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Reconstruction Of Sternoclavicular Defect With Completely Detached Pectoralis Major Flap, Jude Opoku-Agyeman, Sergio Perez, Amir Behnam, David Matera
Reconstruction Of Sternoclavicular Defect With Completely Detached Pectoralis Major Flap, Jude Opoku-Agyeman, Sergio Perez, Amir Behnam, David Matera
Plastic Surgery Resident Research
Sternoclavicular joint infection is very rare. Osteomyelitis is a known complication of septic sternoclavicular joint. Once this condition is diagnosed, aggressive management including antibiotic and surgical debridement is warranted. Patients are often left with sizeable sternoclavicular defects that may need surgical reconstruction. In this report, we describe the use of a completely detached pectoralis major flap for the reconstruction of a large sternoclavicular defect after resection for osteomyelitis. Briefly, after the debridement of the infected sternoclavicular joint, the pectoralis major was detached from its sternoclavicular attachments and further detached from the humeral attachments rendering it completely detached on a vascular …
Necrotizing Fasciitis Of The Neck: Case Presentation, Emil Marginean, Ciprian Venter, Maria Domuta, Oana Valenas, Ildiko Sorban, Alina Pantis, Bogdan Popescu, Razvan V. Scăunașu
Necrotizing Fasciitis Of The Neck: Case Presentation, Emil Marginean, Ciprian Venter, Maria Domuta, Oana Valenas, Ildiko Sorban, Alina Pantis, Bogdan Popescu, Razvan V. Scăunașu
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
Necrotizing fasciitis represents a severe and rare infectious disease, which is accompanied by extended necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and fascia layers, having as a result gangrene of the teguments. To reduce mortality associated with this disease, a rapid diagnosis is necessary as well as aggressive surgical treatment, accompanied by adequate, aggressive antibiotic therapy. As a rule, etiology is teeth related, with the condition more common in immunology-depressed patients. This article presents the experience of the authors regarding a case presentation of necrotizing fasciitis with typical clinical expression and management of the disease in an immunological-depressed patient. Further data on diagnosis, …