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How To Treat Tear At The Top Of Sternum?
my daughter has asthma, once she had to have CPR performed on her and she got a tear in her sternum. she has since over done it and now has lots of pain, swelling and her doctors said she has a tear at the top of her sternum. They placed her on complete bed rest with pain medication muscle relaxors and inflimation meds. They are thinking about surgery. will this heal on it's own without the surgery?
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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It is difficult to predict whether the lesion will heal on its own or require surgical intervention.
It would depend on whether it appears that it is healing on its own. If , on review, there is little evidence of resolution, then surgery may be needed.
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It is difficult to predict whether the lesion will heal on its own or require surgical intervention.
It would depend on whether it appears that it is healing on its own. If , on review, there is little evidence of resolution, then surgery may be needed.
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