Abstract

A simple needle aspiration of marrow from the sternum was performed in a middle-aged woman with severe protein-calorie malnutrition and osteoporosis. Though carefully performed, a separation of the sternal-manubrial junction occurred with pain but no other serious sequelae. The subject of complications from marrow aspiration for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes is discussed.

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