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Encyclopedia > Sternal angle
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The sternal angle is the angle formed by the junction of the manubrium and the body of the sternum. This is also called the manubriosternal joint. The sternal angle is a palpable clinical landmark. It marks the approximate level of the 2nd pair of costal cartilages and the level of the intervertebral disc between T4 and T5. Sternum or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). ... Jump to: navigation, search Sternum or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). ... Intervertebral discs lie in between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. ... A typical thoracic vertebra The thoracic vertebrae (vertebrae thoracales) compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. ...


References

  • Moore, Keith L. and Arthur F. Dalley. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th ed. (1999). ISBN 0-7817-5936-6

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eMedicine - Sternum, Fractures : Article Excerpt by: David A Fisher, MD (516 words)
Sternal fractures have an 18-62% risk of associated thoracic, mediastinal, or cardiac injury.
Sternal fractures are also associated with compression fractures of the thoracic spine secondary to hyperflexion of the spine at the time of injury.
It forms the sternal angle, which is also the level of the second rib.
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