Partial failure of sternal fusion in an adolescent

Authors
Hoeffel, CC Do, MB Le, HL Phan, HT Nguyen, KQ Chen, YB
Citation
Cc. Hoeffel et al., Partial failure of sternal fusion in an adolescent, SOUTH MED J, 92(12), 1999, pp. 1204-1206
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00384348 → ACNP
Volume
92
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1204 - 1206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(199912)92:12<1204:PFOSFI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We describe the case of an adolescent girl who had an isolated cranial ster nal cleft without any associated abnormalities; the cleft had been well tol erated since her birth. A review of the literature shows that such cases ar e uncommon. In such cases, surgery is only for cosmetic reasons.