TY - JOUR A1 - Kothari, Paras A1 - Gupta, Abhaya A1 - Patil, Prashant A1 - Kekre, Geeta A1 - Kamble, Ravi A1 - Dikshit, Kiran T1 - Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report Y1 - 2008/4/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 78 EP - 80 VL - 56 IS - 1 UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2008;volume=56;issue=1;spage=78;epage=80;aulast=Kothari DO - 10.4103/0971-9261.176961 N2 - Complete midline sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from failed midline ventral fusion of the sternal bars. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been described in literature. We present a case of complete sternal cleft in a 3-month-old child. The patient underwent primary closure of the defect using stainless steel wires. ER -