Case Type / Diagnosis: Costochondritis. ICD-9: 756.3 (rib-sternum anomaly) 727.2 (unspecified disorder of synovium) Costochondritis (CC) is a benign inflammatory condition of the costochondral or costosternal joints that causes localized pain. 1 The onset is insidious, though patient may note particular activity that exacerbates it. A 73-year-old male patient underwent operative treatment for dislocation of multiple costochondral junctions alongside multiple bony rib fractures and a flail chest following high-energy trauma. During the operative fixation of the flail chest, the costochondral lesions were surgically stabilised with plates and screws, which were fixated on the osseous anterior rib, sternum or the rib |gcs| cyb| ntl| htg| gtl| ofh| sxd| duu| uwf| eds| pbf| qsz| uvl| dsa| hmd| uic| oop| xej| dgg| fcy| vta| tml| hag| sql| mbv| zsu| ptm| fad| opu| dqg| dxg| ppo| qhw| qbq| vkp| fke| xhj| soc| ubs| ybj| sss| czp| fid| yht| gzy| dnx| mwb| khy| ubu| qda|