Total congenital sternal cleft isolated in a newborn of 20 days: Rare case

Sternal clefts are rare malformations that result from a failure of fusion of the sternal bars, which is normally done in the 9th week of intrauterine life in the cranio-caudal direction.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - January 17, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Dounia Basraoui, Badia Bannar, Mohamed Ouladsaiad Tags: Case Report Source Type: research