Because the study was a case report, approval from the International Review Board was not required. Since the study was a retrospective case report, informed consent was not required.
Our case was a 72-year-old female patient who underwent cardiac surgery 2 months before sternal reconstruction. Our patient has diabetes and uses oral antidiabetic. After cardiac surgery, postop sternal dehiscence and osteomyelitis was developed in the patient. Since the patient did not have benefit with the treatments during 2 months, the operation was planned after the controls.