Sternal clefts are rare congenital malformations that result from defective embryologic fusion of paired mesodermal bands in the ventral midline.
[2] They may be associated with other midline defects (as in pentalogy of Cantrell).
It may also occur in isolation.
[3] Sternal cleft is treated by surgery in early life to avoid fixation leading to immobility.
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