Congenital rib fusion

Last revised by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad on 11 Apr 2023

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Citation:

Niknejad M, Congenital rib fusion. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-166442

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-166442

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/166442?iframe=true

rID:

166442

Article created:

11 Apr 2023, Mohammad Taghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Mohammad Taghi Niknejad had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Last revised:

11 Apr 2023, Mohammad Taghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Rib fusion

Congenital rib fusion refers to the congenital failure of the segmentation of one or more ribs, which can be focal or extended and involve the anterior or posterior arch of the rib.

The rib fusion can be complete or accompanied by pseudo articulation and mimic a healing fracture on the chest x-ray.

Most congenital rib fusions are incidental findings, although some may be presented with painless palpable chest wall masses.

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