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Abstract
Sternal morphological measurement is greatly important in thropological esearch, clinical, and surgical approach. Recently, the Sternal Morphometric analysis and variations can be identified more frequently by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The aim of this work was to measure and record the parameters of the chest and different parts of the sternum in normal Egyptian individuals in relation to age and sex, measuring the sternal angle in different age group, study of degree of fusion of segments of body of sternum, manubrium sterni, xiphoid process according to age and inspection of any sternal foramina.
Subjects and methods: This study was carried out on 240 CT examination of Egyptian individuals of both sexes. Individuals were divided into 6 groups according to age, group A, their ages ranged from 10 years up to less than 20 years. group B, their ages ranged from 20 years up to less than 30 years, group C, their ages ranged from30 years up to less than 40 years, group D, their ages ranged from 40 years up to less than 50 years, group E, their ages ranged from 50 years up to less than 60 years, and group F, their ages were more than 60 years. Each group included 20 males and 20 females. The cases have been examined by chest CT scan in Benha university hospital and other private radiological centers. Through these chest CT films, the total length of the sternum from the jugular notch to the tip of xiphoid process, length of each part of sternum, in relation to length of thoracic part of vertebral column have been measured. The breadth of each part of the sternum have been measured in relation to maximum transverse diameter of the thoracic cage.