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Lumbar ribs: a comprehensive review.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 May 2016
Aly Islam, Chapman Jens R, Oskouian Rod J, Loukas Marios, Tubbs R Shane
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BACKGROUND: To date, no single comprehensive review has been published regarding lumbar ribs. Therefore, the present review was conducted to better elucidate these variant anatomical structures, which can be confused with transverse process fractures or result in miscounting of spine segments for surgical procedures. METHODS: Using standard search engines, a review of lumbar ribs was performed. CONCLUSIONS:...
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