Background: Sternal instability, a complication arising for some following sternotomy for cardiac
surgery, affects their later quality of life and cost of care. However, there are
currently few guidelines for its diagnosis, quantification and monitoring. This study
evaluated the validity and reliability of ultrasound measures obtained in the transverse
plane using ultrasound.
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