Sternum resection and chest wall reconstruction with metaacrilate implant in tuberculosis

Slobodan Milisavljevic; Nenad N Grujovic; S Mrvic; D Stojkovic; Milos Arsenijevic; Branislav Jeremic

doi:10.1007/s12262-012-0673-7

Sternum resection and chest wall reconstruction with metaacrilate implant in tuberculosis

Indian J Surg. 2013 Jun;75(Suppl 1):257-60. doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0673-7. Epub 2012 Jul 6.

Authors

Slobodan Milisavljevic¹, Nenad N Grujovic², S Mrvic³, D Stojkovic³, Milos Arsenijevic³, Branislav Jeremic⁴

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Centre, Kragujevac, Serbia ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinic for Surgery, Clinical Centre, University of Kragujevac, Zmaj Jovina 30, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia.
² Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
³ Clinical Centre, Kragujevac, Serbia.
⁴ Institute of Lung Disease, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia.

Abstract

We report a case of successful sternum and ribs/cartilage resection and chest wall reconstruction with a methacrylate implant produced using a three-dimensional model in a patient with a tuberculotic mass in this region. Clinical and radiologic follow-up 2 years after surgery showed excellent cosmetic and functional outcome.

Keywords: Chest wall; Implant; Metaacrilate; Strnum; Tuberculosis.