Surgical treatment of postoperative osteomyelitis of the sternum

Most often, sternal osteomyelitis developed after coronary artery bypass grafting. In postoperative sternum osteomyelitis, the main method of treatment is surgery, which can not be delayed in the hope of the effectiveness of conservative therapy. The main cause of recurrent osteomyelitis is economical, sparing resection of the ribs and sternum. Rheosteosynthesis of the sternum provides reliable stabilization of the sternocostal complex.