Prevalence and morphometry of sternal and xiphoid foramen: a meta-analysis on 16,666 subjects.

Patrycja Pasieka Paweł Melchior PasiekaAlexander KomosaAgnieszka BarnowskaJakub PękalaKonrad MalinowskiKrzysztof Tomaszewski

Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2023)

Our analysis proves that the sternal foramina are structures of significant prevalence and size. Any physician should keep them in mind when performing punctures in this area.

Keyphrases

risk factors
primary care
emergency department
high resolution
mass spectrometry