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Premature Synostosis in the Sternum (Silverman's Disease)
Author(s) -
BRÜNNER S.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1959.tb16049.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sternum , synostosis , craniosynostosis , craniosynostoses , surgery
Summary A case of a rare sternal anomaly, premature synostosis, is reported, characterised by premature obliteration of the sutures between the sternal segments. The clinical and roentgenologic findings are discussed.