Ribbon ribs deformity
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Di Muzio B, Weerakkody Y, Bell D, et al. Ribbon ribs deformity. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32041
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At the time the article was created Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.
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- Ribbon rib deformities
- Ribbon rib sign
Ribbon ribs deformity refers to the presence of thinned ribs on image studies. Such findings could be present in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 due to the presence of multiple neurofibromas of intercostal nerves.
This deformity is also described in
- osteogenesis imperfecta 1
- Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
- Gorham disease
References
- 1. Wright FW. Radiology of the chest and related conditions. CRC Press. ISBN:0415281415. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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