Talk:Sternal angle

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I've often heard the term "Angle of Louis" for the sternal angle. Perhaps that name is now outdated, but I think there should be an Angle of Louis redirect to this page. Also, maybe there should be some reference to the old name on this page.

I'm very new to WP, but I finally got up the gumption to make the changes myself. Alki 16:24, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

What is the clinical significance of the sternal angle?

The sternal angle is often used as a point of reference to find the five major cardiac areas: aortic area(second right intercostal space), pulmonic area(second left intercostal space), Erb's point(third left intercostal space), tricuspid area(fourth left intercostal space), and mitral area (or apex) (fifth left intercostal space). - Enigma55 ^{(talk • email) 00:21, 17 May 2008 (UTC)}