| The last segment or xiphisternum is long and narrow, and terminates in a flattened expanded plate of cartilage. |
| The xiphisternum generally ends in an expanded plate of cartilage. |
| At 28 weeks, the fundal height lies at the lower third of the distance between the xiphisternum and umbilicus. |
| Between the last sternebra and the xiphisternum two pairs articulate. |
| Using a standard incision from the suprasternal notch to the xiphisternum, the sternum was divided with a pneumatic saw in older children and a Gigli wire in younger children. |
| In brief, a small incision was made on the skin below the xiphisternum towards the left from the midline. |
