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Bifid rib

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Work up for trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Left 3rd rib is bifid at the anterior arch.

Case Discussion

Bifid rib is a congenital skeletal abnormality of the rib cage with the cleaved sternal end into two.

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