Ribbon ribs deformity

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 24 Oct 2019

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Citation:

Di Muzio B, Weerakkody Y, Bell D, et al. Ribbon ribs deformity. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32041

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32041

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/32041

rID:

32041

Article created:

10 Nov 2014, Bruno Di Muzio ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

24 Oct 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Signs

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Synonyms:

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