Bifid rib

Bifid rib

DiseaseDisorder infobox
Name = Bifurcated rib
ICD10 = ICD10|Q|76|7|q|65
ICD9 = ICD9|756.3
A bifid rib or bifurcated rib or sternum bifidum is a congenital abnormality occurring in about 1.2% of the population. Bifid ribs occur in up to 8.4% of Samoans (McKinley & O'Loughlin, p. 214). The sternal end of the rib is cleaved into two. It is usually unilateral.

Bifid ribs are usually asymptomatic, and are often discovered incidentally by chest x-ray. Effects of this neuroskeletal anomaly can include respiratory difficulties, neurological difficulties, limitations, and limited energy from the stress of needing to compensate for the neurophysiological difficulties.

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