Occurrence of right third bifid rib in a 60-year-old male cadaver: serendipic or syndromic?

Tirpude, Amit; Gaikwad, Manisha; Haldar, Ajay

doi:10.1016/j.jasi.2018.06.073

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“…Similar to most previous studies, our reported case shows bifid rib on the right side. Bifid ribs are more common on the right side [13] . Our case had a completely fused T4 and T5 vertebral bodies.…”

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Bifid rib with fused vertebrae - A rare abnormality of the skeletal system: A case report

Mirzaei

Moslemi

Shafeghat

et al. 2021

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Introduction Bifid rib as pathoanatomical findings on chest X-ray is a skeletal disorder. It is usually unilateral and commonly found in males. Bifid ribs commonly happen in absence of structural defects of the vertebrae. Presentation of case The case of this report is a 65-year-old with severe infection of Covid 19. He was admitted to the ICU. Imaging findings indicate existence of a bifid rib with vertebral fusion. Discussion Bifurcated ribs usually have been described without vertebral defects. In our case, there is a bifurcated rib with fused vertebrae. These defects are also defined in the criteria of Gorlin syndrome. Conclusion Unlike other rib abnormalities, the bifid rib occurs mainly in the absence of a vertebral defect, but this study reports a bifid rib with vertebral defects.

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