Sternal Wound Breakdown

Chapter 12 of Volume 4, Breast, Trunk, Lower Limb & Aesthetics. Revision notes and examiner-style viva questions with model answers for the FRCS (Plast).

12 viva questions in this chapter

1. Describe what you see.
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2. What are the risk factors?
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3. Why does taking the internal mammary cause this?
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4. How would you classify this?
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5. How would you assess this patient?
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6. Take me through the first operation.
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7. Tell me about the negative pressure dressing.
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8. How do you choose the reconstruction?
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9. Take me through the pectoralis flap.
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10. And the rectus flap?
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11. When would you use omentum?
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12. When should the flap be done?
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