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Successful Surgical Repair of Complete Sternal Cleft in an Adult

Husain Jabbad, Rajab Shehata, Khaled E. Al-Ebrahim

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals · 2010 · 12 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

We describe direct repair of congenital complete sternal cleft in a 35-year-old woman, using titanium plates fixed by pre-drilled screws to the manubrium and costal cartilages. This provided excellent protective and cosmetic results.

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