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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May 20;100(1):215–222. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.013

Appendix Table 2 Types of Skeletal and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction. N = 78

Reconstruction No. (%)
Skeletal
    None 5 (6)
    Mesh (Gore-Tex/Vicryl/Marlex) 18 (23)
    Marlex mesh-methylmethacrylate 42 (54)
    Titanium plate 8 (10)
    Cryopreserved bone allograft 3 (4)
    Riblike reconstruction 2 ( 3)
Soft tissue
    None 29 (37)
    Pectoralis major 19 (25)
    Rectus abdominis 8 (10)
    Omentum 7 (9)
    Latissimus dorsi 7 (9)
    Vastus lateralis 1 (1)
Combined 7 (9)
    Pectoralis major + omentum 4
    Pectoralis major + rectus abdominis 2
    Pectoralis major + latissimus dorsi 1