22. TYPICAL INTERCOSTAL NERVE
1. Lateral cutaneous with anterior and posterior
branches.
2. Anterior cutaneous nerve with medial and
lateral cutaneous branch.
3. Lie within the intercostal space.
4. Supply structure within its space.
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23. • T1 and T2 give branch to brachial plexus
• T1 has no lat or ant cutaneous branch
• T2 has lateral cutaneous (intercostobrachial)
nerve but no branches
• T7 to T11 cross their corresponding spaces to
supply the anterior abdominal wall.
• Typical : T3 to T6
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TYPICAL INTERCOSTAL NERVE
37. Barrel chest
• Large ribcage, round torso
• Increase in the A-P diameter of the chest wall
• Causes
– Normal
– Acromegaly
– Emphysema
– Osteoarthritis of joints of thorax
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39. Pectus excavatum
• Commonest congenital deformity of anterior
chest wall
• Several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally.
• Caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest
• Aka cobbler's chest, sunken chest, or funnel
chest
• Asymptomatic to severe cardiac / pulmonary
symptoms
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41. Rachitic rosary
• Aka beading of the ribs
• Prominent knobs of bone at the costochondral
joints
• Knobs - beads under the skin of the rib cage,
• Beads of a rosary
• Cause - Rickets
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