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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for Sternum
  1. Sternum - view of the outside (anterior) (image) 
    ... tap, a thin needle is inserted into the sternum (shown here) to withdraw bone marrow.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1740.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pectus excavatum repair - series (image) 
    ... the chest wall with depression of the breastbone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages. ... anesthesia), an incision is made over the breastbone (sternum). The deformed cartilage are removed and the rib ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100035_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Infant open heart surgery (image) 
    ... surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia. ... surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000263.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Infant open heart surgery (image) 
    ... surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19980.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pectus excavatum (image) 
    ... is a condition in which the "breast bone" (sternum) appears sunken and the chest concave. It is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2927.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ribcage (image) 
    ... front of the chest with the long flat sternum, or breast bone, and on the back with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8787.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Fractured clavicle (infant) (image) 
    ... and is the bone that runs from the sternum to the shoulder joint. During labor this bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9044.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Bowed chest (pigeon breast) (image) 
    ... is a protrusion of the chest over the sternum often described as bird-like. Pectus carinatum is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9011.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - series (image) 
    An incision may be made through the breastbone (sternum) and between the lungs (mediastinum) while the child ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100012_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Heart transplant - series (image) 
    ... an incision is made through the breast bone (sternum). The patient's blood is re-routed through tubes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100086_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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