Congenital Anomalies of the Ribs and Chest Wall Associated with Congenital Deformities of the Spine

Abstract

Congenital rib anomalies occur most commonly on the concavity of a thoracic or thoracolumbar congenital scoliosis that is due to a unilateral failure of vertebral segmentation, and they do not appear to have an adverse effect on curve size or rate of progression.