Congenital sternal cleft

Br J Plast Surg. 2001 Apr;54(3):259-61. doi: 10.1054/bjps.2000.3527.

Abstract

A cleft of the sternum is a rare congenital anomaly. We present a case of a sternal cleft in a 7-year-old boy. A split iliac bone graft covered with the sternocostal portion of a pectoralis major flap was used to reconstruct the defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle, Skeletal / surgery
  • Pelvic Bones / transplantation*
  • Sternum / abnormalities*
  • Sternum / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed