The Ontogenetic Development of the Cervical Rib

✍ Scribed by SUE BLACK; LOUISE SCHEUER

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 223 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1047-482X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199701)7:1<2::aid-oa299>3.0.co;2-5

✦ Synopsis

This paper describes a case of cervical rib that was observed in a skeleton from the St Bride's documented skeletal collection. The ontogenetic development of this phenomenon is discussed with reference to potential clinical symptoms including cyanosis, paraesthesia, muscular atrophy and even digital gangrene.