"Sternum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A long, narrow, and flat bone commonly known as BREASTBONE occurring in the midsection of the anterior thoracic segment or chest region, which stabilizes the rib cage and serves as the point of origin for several muscles that move the arms, head, and neck.
| Descriptor ID |
D013249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.570.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sternum" by people in Profiles.
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Simple and safe redo sternotomy technique using the ultrasonic bone scalpel for patients with an embedded calcified conduit. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 14; 2025.
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Commentary: Sternal-sparing coronary artery bypass grafting is here to stay. Time to add robotic technology with multiarterial grafting! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct; 168(4):1092-1093.
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The earliest segmental sternum in a Permian synapsid and its implications for the evolution of mammalian locomotion and ventilation. Sci Rep. 2022 08 05; 12(1):13472.
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Sparing not only the sternum but also the pain: why port only is best. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 07 11; 62(2).
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The effect of skeletal muscle area and attenuation in patients with sternum fracture due to blunt chest trauma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2022 Feb; 26(4):1170-1177.
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MDCT evaluation of sternal development. Surg Radiol Anat. 2019 Mar; 41(3):281-286.
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Self limiting sternal tumors of childhood: two case reports. Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2019 Mar - Apr; 61(2):167-170.
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On the absence of sternal elements in Anchiornis (Paraves) and Sapeornis (Aves) and the complex early evolution of the avian sternum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Sep 23; 111(38):13900-5.
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Reply: To PMID 23312791. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Oct; 96(4):1527-1528.
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Modified nuss procedure in concurrent repair of pectus excavatum and open heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar; 95(3):1043-9.