Presentation
Chronic mechanical chest pain during deep inspiration.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
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Inner bowing of the 3rd and 4th right-sided ribs, linked together by a joint inferring congenital rib fusion with pseudo-articulation (isolated finding).
Case Discussion
This new joint may impinge the corresponding intercostal nerve; these have been reported in the literature as a cause of intercostal nerve impingement syndrome that has been treated surgically 1.