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21 October 2022: Articles

Congenital Superior Sternal Cleft Isolated in a Newborn: Report of a Rare Case and a Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Yu Sha * , Yi Deng * , Minglin Ou **

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937443

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937443

Figure 3. The specific data of the cracks between the 4 unclosed sternal segments that together constitute the sternum body of this newborn at the same level of the sternal separation. (A) Distance between the inner edges of the first sternal segment is 12.8 mm; (B) Distance between centers of the first sternal segment is 15.8 mm; (C) Distance between the inner edges of the second sternal segment is 4.5 mm; (D) Distance between centers of the second sternal segment is 6.8 mm; (E) Distance between the inner edges of the third sternum is 2.6 mm; (F) Distance between centers of the third sternum is 4.4 mm; (G) Distance between the inner edges of the fourth sternum is 4.1 mm; (H) Distance between centers of the fourth sternum is 6.4 mm (arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923