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When a breastbone is cracked open during open heart surgery, does it ever grow back together?
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Yes: The halves of the sternum are kept together using wires and after a while, just like any other bone will heal.
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Yes: Like any broken bone, the sternum can heal. It can also fail to heal, leaving one with a mobile chest wall. That is, fortunately, a lot less likely.
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