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Cervical rib

Known as: Supernumerary rib in the cervical region, Costa colli, Cervical ribs 
A supernumerary rib developing from an abnormal enlargement of the costal element of the C7 vertebra. This anomaly is found in 1-2% of the population… 
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2002
2002
A 23-year-old woman noted at age 13 years intermittent right arm pain, numbness, and forearm finger flexor cramps. Progressive… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
: A case of isolated fracture of a cervical rib in a young woman is presented. The mechanism of injury was direct blunt trauma… 
1979
1979
Within the thoracic outlet syndrome as a whole, patients with a rudimentary cervical rib and band causing unilateral wasting of… 
1979
1979
1. In thoracic outlet-syndrome arterial lesions--such as poststenotic aneurysm with or without peripheral arterial emboli--are… 
1968
1968
Vascular symptoms are fairly common in cases of cervical rib, while vascular complication consisting in poststenotic aneurysm of… 
1965
1965
Summary 1. Six cases of subclavian artery aneurysms associated with cervical ribs are reported. 2. The natural history… 
Review
1952
Review
1952
  • Ellis Gruber
  • 1952
  • Corpus ID: 42016025
A case of cervical rib is descriptionbed in which all the 3 main groups of symptoms associated with this condition were shown… 
1950
1950
After a brief account of earlier workers' opinions on the aetiology of pseudarthrosis of the first rib, two cases are presented… 
Review
1939
Review
1939
CERVICAL ribs occur in a small proportion of individuals of whom only a few present symptoms. While motor and sensory phenomena…