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Radiology, Vol 121, 521-524, Copyright © 1976 by Radiological Society of North America

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The midsternal stripe: a sign of dehiscence following median sternotomy

ES Escovitz, TA Okulski and MS Lapayowker

Sternal dehiscence is a recognized complication of median sternotomy in 2.5-4.8% of patients. The authors describe the prognostic significance of a lucent midsternal stripe which was seen in 12 patients over a two- year period. Sternal dehiscence requiring surgical revision developed in 4, and radiological suspicion preceded clinical evidence of dehiscence in 3 of them. A review of 100 consecutive median sternotomies revealed that sternal dehiscence did not develop in any patient who did not have a midsternal stripe. It is suggested that this may be a useful tool in identifying those patients who are at high risk of the development of sternal dehiscence.


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