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Fig. 4. —Sternal wire displacement is revealed in 66-year-old man who developed sternal dehiscence after coronary artery bypass surgery. Portable chest radiograph shows marked rightward displacement of first three sternal wires with respect to lower three sternal wires. Wide radiolucent cleft (right margin demarcated by arrows, left margin extends to midline adjacent to lower sternal wires) is visible between sternal fragments; stripe projects to right of midline because of rightward patient rotation (note asymmetry of clavicles). Sternal wires have been highlighted with black marker to improve visualization.