Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall
Blasberg JD, Donington JS. Infections and Radiation Injuries Involving the Chest Wall. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2010, 20: 487-494. PMID: 20974432, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation injuryChest wallSternoclavicular joint infectionChest wall infectionSoft tissue necrosisChest wall resectionPrinciples of treatmentSoft tissue coverageChest wall integrityPulmonary functionClinical presentationWide resectionInjury accountsJoint infectionSurgical interventionWall resectionRisk factorsDevitalized tissueTissue coverageOverall healthTissue necrosisResectionInfectionSkeletal reconstructionMalignancy