"Ribs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A set of twelve curved bones which connect to the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as costal cartilage. Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D012272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.570.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ribs" by people in Profiles.
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Narsule CK, Mosenthal AC. Is There a Role for Rib Plating in Thoracic Trauma? Adv Surg. 2022 09; 56(1):321-335.
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Gkrouzman E, Cuadra RH, Jacob J. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of the Bone Presenting as Back Pain: An Unusual Diagnosis for a Common Complaint. Conn Med. 2015 Aug; 79(7):409-14.
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Siracuse JJ, Johnston PC, Jones DW, Gill HL, Connolly PH, Meltzer AJ, Schneider DB. Infraclavicular first rib resection for the treatment of acute venous thoracic outlet syndrome. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Oct; 3(4):397-400.
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Cantwell K, Burgess S, Patrick I, Niggemeyer L, Fitzgerald M, Cameron P, Jones C, Pascoe D. Improvement in the prehospital recognition of tension pneumothorax: the effect of a change to paramedic guidelines and education. Injury. 2014 Jan; 45(1):71-6.
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Case DB, Chapman CN, Freeman JK, Polga JP. Best cases from the AFIP: Atypical presentation of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with myxoma (Mazabraud syndrome). Radiographics. 2010 May; 30(3):827-32.
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Michaels BM, Eko FN. Outpatient abdominoplasty facilitated by rib blocks. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Aug; 124(2):635-642.
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Podbielski FJ, Worley TA, Korn JM, Connolly MM. Eosinophilic granuloma of the lung and rib. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2009 Apr; 17(2):194-5.
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Mailhot G, Yang M, Mason-Savas A, Mackay CA, Leav I, Odgren PR. BMP-5 expression increases during chondrocyte differentiation in vivo and in vitro and promotes proliferation and cartilage matrix synthesis in primary chondrocyte cultures. J Cell Physiol. 2008 Jan; 214(1):56-64.
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Graeber GM, Nazim M. The anatomy of the ribs and the sternum and their relationship to chest wall structure and function. Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Nov; 17(4):473-89, vi.
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Heng K, Bystrzycki A, Fitzgerald M, Gocentas R, Bernard S, Niggemeyer L, Cooper DJ, Kossmann T. Complications of intercostal catheter insertion using EMST techniques for chest trauma. ANZ J Surg. 2004 Jun; 74(6):420-3.