Modified harvesting technique for pedicled pectoralis major muscle flap after extended manubrial resection in case of recurrent cervicothoracic junction tumors.

Introduction: The problem of the replacement after manubrial resection can be solved standardly through a pedicled pectoralis major muscle flap (PMMF) defect coverage, harvested thought an accessory incision. We recently established an alternative and easier harvesting technique, also in critical cases (patients with recurrent tumor and after radio-chemotherapy), that improves aesthetic outcome and allows harvesting an adequate muscle flap for an optimal chest wall coverage.

Material And Methods: A single center retrospective analysis between 2017 and 2020 was performed.

Prospective, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of an Octenidine-based hydrogel on bacterial colonisation and epithelialization of skin graft wounds in burn patients.

Background: Moist wound treatment improves healing of skin graft donor site wounds. Microbial colonised wounds represent an increased risk of wound infection; while antimicrobially active, topical antiseptics may impair epithelialization.

Objectives: The aim of this prospective randomised controlled clinical trial was to examine the influence of an Octenidine-dihydrochloride (OCT) hydrogel on bacterial colonisation and epithelialization of skin graft donor sites.