"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ribs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ribs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ribs" by people in Profiles.
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Desai VM, Bowen M, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Yaszay B, Sponseller P, Abel M, Pahys J, Cahill PJ. Rib-on-pelvis deformity: a modifiable driver of pain and poor health-related quality of life in cerebral palsy. Spine Deform. 2025 Jan; 13(1):195-204.
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Creisher BA, Jackson J, Sica S, Rossini E, Biscetti F, Ali M, Salvatore D, Abai B, Nooromid M, DiMuzio PJ. Analysis of completion intraoperative venography during first rib resection for venous thoracic outlet syndrome. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2024 Sep; 12(5):101936.
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Eremiev A, Kurland DB, Cheung ATM, Cook D, Dastagirzada Y, Harter DH, Rodriguez-Olaverri J, Brockmeyer D, Pahys JM, Hedequist D, Oetgen M, Samdani AF, Anderson RCE. Association between structural rib autograft and the rate of arthrodesis in children undergoing occiput-C2 instrumentation and fusion. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 06 01; 33(6):583-590.
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Kim G, Sammak SE, Michalopoulos GD, Mualem W, Pinter ZW, Freedman BA, Bydon M. Comparison of surgical interventions for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 09 01; 31(4):342-357.
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Tobert DG, Yeung CM, Morse CR, Lee SG, Schwab JH. Anterior Column Reconstruction with Vascularized Rib After Thoracic Spondylectomy: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2022 Jan 20; 12(1).
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Nossov SB, Quinonez A, SanJuan J, Gaughan JP, Pahys J, Samdani A, Flynn J, Mayer OH, Garg S, Glotzbecker M, Smith J, Cahill PJ. Does ventilator use status correlate with quality of life in patients with early-onset scoliosis treated with rib-based growing system implantation? Spine Deform. 2022 07; 10(4):943-950.
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Rudolph HC, Nam BT. Combined Excision of Costal Cartilage and Rib Plating for Slipped Rib Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 03; 113(3):e207-e209.
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El-Hawary R, Morash K, Kadhim M, Vitale M, Smith J, Samdani A, Flynn J. VEPTR Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis in Children Without Rib Abnormalities: Long-term Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul; 40(6):e406-e412.
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Goldbach AR, Kumaran M, Donuru A, McClure K, Dass C, Hota P. The Spectrum of Rib Neoplasms in Adults: A Practical Approach and Multimodal Imaging Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 07; 215(1):165-177.
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Baky FJ, Larson AN, St Hilaire T, Pawelek J, Skaggs DL, Emans JB, Pahys JM. The Effect of Expansion Thoracostomy on Spine Growth in Patients with?Spinal Deformity and Fused Ribs Treated with Rib-Based Growing?Constructs. Spine Deform. 2019 09; 7(5):836-841.