costal cartilage

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Noun1.Costal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribscostal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration
costa, rib - any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage
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The chondroepitroclearis muscle (CET) is an extremely rare muscular variation that may arise from pectoralis major muscle, costal cartilages, or the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle (Loukas et al., 2005; Samuel & Vollala, 2008).
Descripcion del Musculo Condroepincondilar Medial y su Relacion con el Nervio Mediano en un Cadaver Coreano
To prevent warping of costal cartilages, we used the 9th costal cartilage as a whole only shortening it to match the length of the individual now.
AUGMENTATION RHINOPLASTY: 9TH COSTAL CARTILAGE GRAFT FOR STAGE III SADDLE NOSE DEFORMITY
(1) They both recommended complete resection of the abnormal costal cartilages and complete mobilization of the sternum without external traction.
First Iranian Experience of the Minimally Invasive Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Case Series and Literature Review
In this case, chest wall resection involved resecting the ribs, sternum, costal cartilages and surrounding soft tissues.
Sternal chondrosarcoma: a surgical case report and special considerations for Perioperative Nursing
Other suggested reasons of PE recurrence include too extensive or too small dissection, inherent cartilage dysfunction, ossified costal cartilages, or tight adhesion between chest wall soft tissue and bone after operation [1].
Right Ventricular Compression Mimicking Brugada-Like Electrocardiogram in a Patient with Recurrent Pectus Excavatum
A costal incision was made during the operation, and the sixth, seventh, and eighth costal cartilages were harvested, carved, and fabricated; the inner perichondrium was left intact.
Rib Cartilage Assessment Relative to the Healthy Ear in Young Children with Microtia Guiding Operative Timing
It is assumed that the aplasia of the pectoralis muscles and associated chest defects as the athelia aplasia of costal cartilages are consequences of an interruption of early embryonic blood supply of subclavicular artery branches.67 A combination of the blockage of various branches could lead to different manifestations of PS.
Poland's syndrome: a case report and review of literature
Although generally favourable, the surgeons commented that this device is poor when it comes to 'anchoring of the clips to either the transverse vertebral processes or anterior costal cartilages'.*
Chest reconstruction: quinton calleja. project engineering manager, msc technologies. &eng hons AMRIN associate member of the royal institute of naval architecture offers his insights into capitalising on the use of design tools and methods to develop an artificial rib bridge
The first seven pairs are connected to the sternum by costal cartilages and are referred as true ribs.
Multiple bifid ribs: a case report
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