[Use of a pediculed pectoralis major flap for the treatment of septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint].

Objective: Closure of the wound defect with a pedicled pectoralis major muscular flap after successful surgical treatment of septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ).

Indications: Defect of the thoracic wall after septic arthritis of the SCJ.

Contraindications: Persistent infection of bony or soft tissue structures; persistent septicemia; persistent mediastinitis.