Slipping rib syndrome.
Slipping rib syndrome is a rare and underdiagnosed condition. Since approximately one third of the cases reported to date have involved patients considered to be psychoneurotic and/or who have undergone psychiatric evaluation, a conservative treatment approach is recommended. Many patients respond to simple reassurance, and in others, a single intercostal nerve block provides lasting relief. In the case reported here, radicular pain, a history of injury to the affected side, noncontributory findings on ancillary investigations, a positive response to the hooking maneuver, and relief of pain after intercostal nerve block led to the diagnosis.
Abbou
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Department of Family Medicine, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
Herman
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D059408:Pain Management; D012272:Ribs; D013577:Syndrome; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy