Ribbon ribs deformity
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Ribbon ribs deformity refers to the presence of thinned ribs on image studies. Such findings could be present in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 due to the presence of multiple neurofibromas of intercostal nerves.
This deformity is also described in
- osteogenesis imperfecta 1
- Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)
- Gorham disease.
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