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An 11-year-old healthy girl was presented to the ED for evaluation of sternal pain after a fall during gymnastics competition.She landed on her shoulders while attempting a back-tuck maneuver (back-flip), resulting in a hyperflexion injury to the anterior chest.POCUS was performed while awaiting x-ray imaging.A longitudinal panoramic ultrasound view of the sternum revealed a widening of the sternomanubrial joint (Figure 2).
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