Reconstruction of Chest Wall by Cryopreserved Sternal Allograft after Resection of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Sternum

Figure 2

Preoperative picture of patient with a large bulging in anterior mediastinal area (a). At the time of operation a large hemorrhagic mass without obvious invasion to surrounding tissues was discovered (b) that was completely resected along with sternal manubrium (c). Large anterior defect of chest wall (d) was reconstructed by a cryopreserved sternal allograft (e) that was fixed by titanium plates and screw (f).

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