Hypoplastic right 12th rib

Case contributed by Rubens Ribeiro de Souza , 24 Feb 2018
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Tee Yu Jin, 13 Dec 2019
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Age changed from 12 to 12 years.

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Hypoplastic right 12th rib and agenesis of the left 12th rib, simulating a right transverse processes fracture of the first lumbar vertebra.

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Counting from the first rib, there is only eleven pairs of ribs normally formed.

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