Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 633-641 , April 2010

Reconstruction for sternal osteomyelitis at the lower third of sternum

  • Chao-Hsiang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University- Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jung-Hsien Hsien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yueh-Bih Tang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Chi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. E-Da Hospital/ I-Shou University, 1, E-Da Road, Jiau-shu Tsuen, Yan-chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, 824, R.O.C. Tel.: +886 7 615 0011x1001; fax: +886 7 615 5581.

Received 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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PII: S1748-6815(09)00156-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.057

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 633-641 , April 2010

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