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Painful rib syndrome.
Painful rib syndrome EDITOR,-The painful rib syndrome recently described by Scott and Scott is, in my opinion, a misnomer. Over the years I have seen numerous cases similar to the ones they report, and have found that the tender spots they allude to are not in the ribs but in the muscles. They are, in fact, myofascial trigger points. Pain develops because of trauma induced activation ofnocicept...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-5049
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.115585