Reversed autogenous sternal plate flaps for treatment of sternal clefts: A novel technique

摘要

Objective: A sternal cleft is an extremely rare congenital anomaly resulting from a failure of the fusion of the sternal bars. The condition can be classified as complete or incomplete, where there is an inferior or less commonly a superior attachment. We report our experience with a modified surgical technique using a reverse autogenous sternal plate flap to treat complete sternal clefts in children beyond the neonatal period without the need for any prosthetic material or disruption of the chest wall structure.