This week we are going to discuss something which is relatively common but often goes undiagnosed in the patient with upper extremity pain—the elevated first rib syndrome. The first rib and the ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Costochondritis is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage, which causes chest pain near the sternum. The cause of ...

In a groundbreaking surgery, a 54-year-old Spanish cancer patient had his sternum and a portion of his ribcage replaced with a 3D-printed titanium implant. The patient, whose name has not been ...

Your ribs are twelve pairs of bones that wrap from your spine around to the front of your chest. They create a cage that protects some of your most important organs like your lungs and heart. If your ...

Q: I had a sudden, twisting jolt when I jumped off a ladder and within a day my chest started to really hurt when I moved or breathed. It become incredibly painful when I coughed or sneezed. Even ...

An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple ...