Xiphoid shape variations

Last revised by Jeremy Jones on 2 Aug 2021

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Citation:

Ibrahim D, Jones J, Glick Y, et al. Xiphoid shape variations. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58102

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58102

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/58102

rID:

58102

Article created:

31 Jan 2018, Dalia Ibrahim ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Dalia Ibrahim had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

2 Aug 2021, Jeremy Jones ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Xiphisternum variation

There is considerable anatomic variation in the shape of the xiphoid of the sternum:

xiphoid ending is classified as single, double, or triple.
xiphoid size varies (e.g. elongated process)
xiphoid morphology (e.g. ventral or dorsal deviation, hook-like, reverse S-shape).