Surgical Management of Sternoclavicular Joint Infections.

CONCLUSIONS: Septic arthritis of the SCJ is routinely managed surgically at many centers. We report that primary closure with a muscle flap can achieve similar outcomes to secondary intention in selected patients. Furthermore, patients experienced minimal functional impairment at long-term follow-up. PMID: 27083249 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 11, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kachala SS, D'Souza DM, Teixeira-Johnson L, Murthy SC, Raja S, Blackstone EH, Raymond DP Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research