Sternal cleft reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix and full-thickness calvarial graft

Carmen Ching; Suvro Sett; Simon Walling; Michael Bezuhly

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezad126

Sternal cleft reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix and full-thickness calvarial graft

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Apr 3;63(4):ezad126. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad126.

Authors

Carmen Ching¹, Suvro Sett², Simon Walling³, Michael Bezuhly⁴

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
³ Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁴ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

PMID: 37010514
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad126

Abstract

We describe reconstruction of a sternal cleft in a neonate using acellular dermal matrix, full-thickness calvarial bone graft and myocutaneous pectoralis flaps.

Keywords: Acellular dermis; Skull; Sternal cleft.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acellular Dermis*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities*
Sternum* / abnormalities

Supplementary concepts

Sternal cleft