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Ribfractures
The most common identified chest wall abnormalities are old ribfractures.
The CXR shows many rib deformities due
Ribfractures The ... abnormalities are old ribfractures ... CXR shows many rib ... Radiology #CXR #Old #RibFractures ... #Rib #Fractures
Rib Cage and Sternal Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Rib #Cage #Anatomy #Ribs #Sternum #Bones
Rib Cage and Sternal ... By @rev.med #Rib ... Cage #Anatomy #Ribs
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on ... of this bone (rib ... in diagnosing rib ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Rib ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
joints to the ribs ... -> The rib cage ... transverse plane -> Rib ... prominence of the rib ... pathophysiology #msk
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... injury Two or more rib
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... pulling the inferior ribs
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... injuries 3. 50% of rib
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... injuries 3. 50% of rib
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... Run hand along ribs
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Sacro-iliac joints - Ribs ... labeled #anatomy #msk