INCIDENTAL FINDING OF ABSENT TWELFTH RIB IN A HEALTHY FEMALE

Abstract

The incidence of congenital rib absence is not well undocumented and sporadic cases have been reported.1,2 Variations in the number of ribs in apparently healthy individuals can range from supernumerary (more ) to subnumerary (fewer). 3,4 A 36 year female patient presented with the history of road traffic accident.