Use of the sandwich method with an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene prosthesis and Marlex mesh in sternal reconstruction: Report of a case |
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Authors: | Iwabuchi Satoru Handa Masashi Usuda Katsuo Sato Masami Kondo Takashi Tanita Tatsuo Fujimura Shigefumi |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, 980 Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan |
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Abstract: | A 52-year-old Japanese man with a slow-growing chondroma originating from the sternal bone was referred to our hospital. A subtotal resection of the sternum was performed, hereafter termed the sandwich method, and an originally designed prosthesis made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene and Marlex mesh was used for reconstruction. The postoperative course was uneventful without any symptoms due to paradoxical movement of the chest or regional abscess, and no disturbance in the movement of the upper limbs, such as a surgical sequelae, was observed. |
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Keywords: | sternal reconstruction chondroma ultra-highmolecular-weight polyethylene Marlex mesh Sandwich method |
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