1. Repair of congenital sternal cleft in infants and adolescents
José Ribas M de Campos, MD, Luiz T.B Filomeno, MD, Angelo Fernandez, MD, Raul Lopes Ruiz, MD, Hélio Minamoto, MD, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, MD, Fabio B Jatene, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages (October 1998)
DOI: /S (98)

2. Fig 1
(A) Dissection of the anterior periosteum of the sternal bars which will be pulled medially and posteriorly, and dissection of the chondral grafts subperichondrially. (B) The posterior periosteal bed has been formed by suturing both periosteal flaps with interrupted absorbed sutures. The chondral grafts have been maintained in position by a stainless steel wire. The perichondrial sheets were closed on both sides.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (98) )

3. Fig 2
Computed tomographic scan of the chest (patient 6) showing the “new sternum” protecting the mediastinal structures.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (98) )