Cervical rib

Last revised by Liz Silverstone on 30 Oct 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Radswiki T, Silverstone L, Lee S, et al. Cervical rib. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12099

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12099

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/12099

rID:

12099

Article created:

21 Oct 2010, The Radswiki ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created The Radswiki had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

30 Oct 2023, Liz Silverstone ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Liz Silverstone had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

25 times, by 14 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

refs, anatomical, variant

Synonyms:

Cervical ribs

Cervical ribs are supernumerary or accessory ribs arising from the seventh cervical vertebra. They occur in ~0.5% of the population, are usually bilateral, but often asymmetric ², and are more common in females.

Related pathology

Although cervical ribs are usually asymptomatic, they are the most important anatomic rib variant clinically, because they can cause thoracic outlet syndrome by compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian artery/vein.