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Shaft (first rib)

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The shaft of the first rib is considered separately because of its many attachments and relations to the structures in the root of the neck:

  • it is flat in a horizontal plane
  • it can be divided into superior and inferior surfaces
  • it extends from the tubercle posteriorly to the anterior joint with costal cartilage

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