Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2021; 9(10): 2302-2311
Published online Apr 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i10.2302
Figure 7
Figure 7 Intraoperative photos demonstrating the shaping of bone cement spacer for the sternum. A: We measured the defect size carefully, remodeled the polymethyl methacrylate to meet the shape of manubrium, and inserted Kirschner wire creating holes for anchoring sutures; B: Mesh placement over the mediastinum to prevent cement spacer from direct contact with the surrounding musculature and major blood vessels; C: Ethibond sutures passing through the spacer anchoring surrounding bony structures, muscles, and the J-shaped locking plate.