CONCLUSION
After sternotomy method, which is often used in cardiac and thoracic surgery, severe complications such as sternal dehiscence and sternal osteomyelitis may occur. Patients, including our case, who need complete resection of sternum and underwent extensive soft tissue debridement, may be encountered. We consider that using stability factors such as prolene patch and muscle flaps with titanium plates in large sternal resections is effective to provide the integrity of the thoracic wall and to control the infection.