Slipping Rib Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Slipping rib syndrome, dynamic ultrasound
Brief summary
Slipping rib syndrome consists on false or floating ribs hypermobility, whose can force the ribs to come in contact with each other. The authors reported a fourteen case series presenting a slipping rib syndrome.
Detailed description
Slipping rib syndrome consists on false or floating ribs hypermobility, whose can force the ribs to come in contact with each other. The authors reported a fourteen case series presenting a slipping rib syndrome. Mean age 35.00 ± 10.66 years old; 64.29% men. The 10th rib level was the most predominant, affecting 64.29% of cases. Dynamic ultrasound was the gold standard diagnostic tool. Different conservative treatments were applied in most of cases.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDynamic ultrasound
Diagnosis was based on clinic suspicion and positive ultrasonography dynamic maneuvers by reproducing pain and slipping rib exam
Sponsors
AMS Centro Medico del Ejercicio
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients presenting costal pain around 9th, 10th, or 11th rib.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients younger than 18 years old and older than 80 years old.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hypermobility level | 10 minutes | Level of costal rib where there is hypermobility |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sports | 1 minute | If the subject participates in some kind of sport activity |
| Pain mechanism | 2 minutes | Pain mechanism could be repetitive movement, trauma or pregnancy |
| Diagnosis delay | 1 minute | Time of delay in have a diagnosis (in years) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed