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Suprasternal notch (examination)

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The suprasternal notch is examined from behind. It is felt as a smooth concavity lying between the origins of the two sternocleidomastoid muscles, medial to the sternoclavicular joints. Disruption of the smooth contour may indicate sternoclavicular dislocation.


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