Slipping rib syndrome is a medical condition where one or more of the lower ribs become hypermobile, often resulting in pain and discomfort. This occurs when the cartilage that connects the ribs to ...

*Last week, we brought you the first part of Slipping Under the Radar, detailing a new surgical procedure by UHC Dr. Adam Hansen to treat Slipping Rib Syndrome. This is part 2.* BRIDGEPORT, W.Va — ...

The persistent nature of Slipping Rib Syndrome pain, as well as the difficulty in diagnosing it, leads many patients, Hansen has observed, to develop significant anxiety and depression. It’s a reality ...

For more than two decades, a Sudbury man has lived with debilitating pain caused by a rare condition called slipping rib syndrome. Now, Silvio Vitello is preparing to undergo his second surgery in the ...

When the Bottom Ribs Aren't Attached to the Breastbone Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Floating rib injuries are caused, in part, by a vulnerability in human anatomy. The rib cage, which is made up ...

A first rib resection is a surgery to remove your first rib. Thoracic surgeons offer this surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is compression of the nerves or blood ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is relatively common but often goes undiagnosed in the patient with upper extremity pain—the elevated first rib syndrome. The first rib and the ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va — 15-year-old cross country runner Lindsey Darnell’s life took a horrifying turn during a routine five mile run. Lindsey Darnell “My rib fully popped out, and it was showing through ...