Bifid rib

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

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Cough and fever.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
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Bifurcation of the left anterior 4th rib.

Case Discussion

Bifid or forked or bifurcated rib is a congenital skeletal abnormality of the rib cage with the cleaved sternal end into two. They are thought to occur in ~0.2% of the population and there may be a female as well as right-sided predilection.

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