DENVER â This month, Kaiser Permanente Colorado launches a PPO (preferred provider organization) suite of products as part of its expanded product portfolio for large businesses. Denver/Boulder employers with more than 50 employees can now choose coverage from three suites of products, HMO, PPO and POS insurance plans.
Xiphoid Process Pain â Anatomy, Causes and Treatment. The xiphoid process, also called xiphosternum and metasternum, lies at the level of 10th thoracic vertebrae. It is also the lowest and the smallest part of the sternum, marks the lower limit of the thoracic cavity and the lower border of the heart. At birth, the xiphoid process is cartilaginous, but it slowly ossifies (turns to bone) from the central core after middle age (usually around 40 years of age).
Parts of the Sternum. The sternum can be divided into three parts; the manubrium, body and xiphoid process. In children, these elements are joined by cartilage. The cartilage ossifies to bone during adulthood.he xiphoid process is the most inferior and smallest part of the sternum. It is variable is shape and size, located at the level of the T10 vertebrae. Structurally, the xiphoid process is largely cartilaginous in structure, and completely ossifies late in life â around the age of 40.