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What is the cause of sternotomy

Female  30 years old 2020-05-10
My son has a sternotomy, what is the cause of the sternotomy?

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  • BY Frederic Sander 2020-05-10
    The sternal fissure is caused by an obstacle in the healing process of the sternum cord during the embryonic period. During the embryonic period, the sternum begins to form the left and right sternum plates. Around the 9th to 10th weeks, the two sternum plates merge with each other at the midline to form the whole sternum. If such fusion is not completed during embryonic development, or only partially, a sternotomy is formed.
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