To perform open heart surgery, a surgeon cuts through the sternum in a procedure known as a sternotomy. It is a major operation that involves a lengthy healing process that can take months or years.

The sternum, or breastbone, is the flat bone where the ribs meet. Sometimes, the joints can pop or crack as a person stretches or moves. A muscle spasm, an injury, costochondritis, and surgery are ...

Brandt Snedeker is making his return to the PGA Tour this week at the Memorial Tournament, but his nearly nine-month break from golf sounded anything but fun. Snedeker revealed Wednesday that he had ...

If you think cyberattacks are scary, what if those attacks were directed at your cardiac pacemaker? Medtronic, a medical device company, has been in hot water over the last couple of years because its ...

Domantas Sabonis was evaluated after the Kings' Game 2 playoff win over the Warriors, and it was determined that Sacramento's All-Star center sustained a sternum contusion in his confrontation with ...

Mercury guard Diana Taurasi is expected to miss at least four weeks due to a small fracture in her sternum, the team announced Tuesday. Taurasi, 38, suffered a chest injury May 16 against the Sun, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina congresswoman injured in a serious automobile accident this week is recovering at home from a broken sternum and bone in her foot, her office said Friday.

Pittsburgh Steelers long snapper Christian Kuntz is believed to have suffered a broken sternum, according to Pat McAfee Show’s Mark Kaboly. That injury would knock Kuntz out for a considerable amount ...