Costochondral separation injury - illustration

Case contributed by Matt Skalski
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Anterior rib pain

costochondral separation

Diagram

A costochondral separation injury is depicted at the costochondral junction of the 6th rib. 

Case Discussion

Costochondral separation injuries typically present like a rib fracture with anterior pain but normal radiographs. Therefore, these are often left to clinical diagnosis with few cases pushed to advanced imaging for a definitive diagnosis. 

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