title: Radiographic changes in children following cardiac surgery performed by splitting the sternum.
abstract: The incidence of radiographic changes in the chest following a sternal split for cardiac surgery is examined. These changes include: (a) an indiscinct sternal cortex; (b) elevation of the cardiac silhoutte above the diaphragm; and (c) uneven heights of the medial clavicular ends.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery