The Waist Coat Flap: a new technique for closure of infected median sternotomy wounds

The ideal standard of treatment of the infected sternotomy wound is early recognition, adequate debridement and repair with well vascularised tissue. We describe a new technique The Waist Coat Flap, which adheres to these principles, but does not require muscle or omentum and does not compromise their future use, if required. © 2004 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.