Congenital cleft sternum.
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چکیده
Total or partial fissure in the middle of the sternum (cleft sternum or fissura sterni congenita) is a rare congenital anomaly. Absence of skeleton in the front part of the chest wall gives rise to a severely paradoxical movement of this part of the thorax (Figs 1 and 2). Moreover, the pulsations of the heart and large vessels are clearly visible because they are covered only by soft tissues. The anomaly is caused by a disturbance in embryonic development, of unknown origin. This disturbance in embryonic development may lead to various degrees of cleft sternum (de Groot and Huizinga, 1954):
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 25 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970