Your sternum is located in the middle of your chest and is also known as the breastbone. It protects the organs of your torso from injury and serves as a connection point for other bones and muscles.

Many conditions can cause pain in the sternum, including injuries, pneumonia, bronchitis, and costochondritis. Gastrointestinal problems, such as acid reflux, can cause pain behind the sternum. People ...

I’m going to assume the viewer means degenerative joint disease which is the term used to describe the most common type of arthritis. This is the type of arthritis which occurs as a result of wear and ...

PULMONARY bone-marrow embolism as a complication of closed-chest cardiac massage has rarely been reported. 1,2 This complication, however, has frequently been observed in routine autopsies of patients ...