en Xiphisternal joint

Xiphisternal joint
Xiphisternal joint
	Posterior surface of sternum.
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Identifiers
Latin	symphysis xiphosternalis
TA98	A03.3.02.005
TA2	1716
FMA	7503
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The xiphisternal joint (or xiphisternal symphysis) is a location near the bottom of the sternum, where the body of the sternum and the xiphoid process meet. It is structurally classified as a synchondrosis, and functionally classified as a synarthrosis.^{[citation needed]} The joint usually ossifies by the fourth decade of life,^[1] forming a synostosis.^{[citation needed]}

It is in line with^{[clarification needed]} the T9 vertebra.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Ans. Elsevier. 2014. p. 226. doi:10.1016/c2009-0-42801-0. ISBN 978-0-323-07954-9.

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[1] Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Ans. Elsevier. 2014. p. 226. doi:10.1016/c2009-0-42801-0. ISBN 978-0-323-07954-9.

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