Chest Wall defects presenting for reconstruction are broadly due to tumour, infections
or radionecrosis. Infective and radionecrotic causes are ultimately an expression
of inadequate blood supply and are both treated by radical debridement of dead and
infected tissues and their replacement with well vascularised tissue which facilitates
access to the body's own systemic defence mechanisms.
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