Ribbon ribs deformity
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Ribbon-ribs ribs deformity refers to the presence of thinned ribs on image studies. Such findings could be present in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) due the presence of multiple multiple neurofibromas of intercostal nerves.
This deformity is also described in
- osteogenesis imperfecta 1
- Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
-
Gorham
’sdisease.
-<p><strong>Ribbon-ribs deformity</strong> refers to the presence of thinned ribs on image studies. Such findings could be present in patients with <a href="/articles/neurofibromatosis-type-1">neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)</a> due the presence of multiple neurofibromas of intercostal nerves. </p><p>This deformity is also described in</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Ribbon ribs deformity</strong> refers to the presence of thinned ribs on image studies. Such findings could be present in patients with <a href="/articles/neurofibromatosis-type-1">neurofibromatosis type 1</a> due the presence of multiple <a href="/articles/neurofibroma">neurofibromas</a> of intercostal nerves. </p><p>This deformity is also described in</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/gorham-disease">Gorham’s disease</a>.</li>- +<a href="/articles/gorham-disease">Gorham disease</a>.</li>
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