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Slipping rib syndrome (SRS) is a condition in which the interchondral ligaments are weakened or disrupted and have increased laxity, causing the costal cartilage tips to subluxate (partially dislocate). This results in pain or discomfort due to pinched or irritated intercostal nerves, straining of the intercostal muscles, and inflammation.
Tietze syndrome. Tietze syndrome is a benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages. It was first described in 1921 by German surgeon Alexander Tietze and was subsequently named after him. The condition is characterized by tenderness and painful swelling of the anterior (front) chest wall at the costochondral (rib to cartilage ...
Twelfth rib syndrome. Twelfth rib syndrome, also known as rib tip syndrome, is a painful condition that occurs as a result of highly mobile floating ribs. It commonly presents as pain that may be felt in the lower back or lower abdominal region as a result of the 11th or 12th mobile rib irritating the surrounding tissues and nervous systems.
Slipping rib syndrome is characterized by pain along the costal margin and is caused by laxity of the eighth, ninth and tenth ribs at the interchondral junctions. These ribs do not articulate with the sternum but instead are bound to each other by a thin band of fibrous tissue. If this fibrous attachment becomes dislocated, the rib(s) may ride ...
Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome or costosternal syndrome, is a benign inflammation of the upper costochondral (rib to cartilage) and sternocostal (cartilage to sternum) joints. 90% of patients are affected in multiple ribs on a single side, typically at the 2nd to 5th ribs. [1] Chest pain, the primary symptom of ...
Medical career. Profession. Physician. Edgar Ferdinand Cyriax (28 February 1874 - 19 February 1955) was an English - Swedish orthopedic physician and physiotherapist from London, United Kingdom. He is known for his work in gymnastics, manipulative treatment, and the first written description of slipping rib syndrome.
Hi there! @ 86.169.96.61 I saw you recently edited the SRS page and I wanted to talk to you about the change you made in terms of the congenital deformity in the causes section. The paper cited did not have any mention of a cervical rib, it only mentioned that it was a congenital deformity that allows the rib to slip whenever coming in contact ...
Flail chest. A 3D reconstruction from a CT scan showing a flail chest. Arrows mark the rib fractures. Flail chest is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the rib cage breaks due to trauma and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall. Two of the symptoms of flail chest are chest pain and shortness of breath.