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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 47-49
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59754
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Ribbing disease

Philson J Mukkada
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai - 600 116, India
,
Teenu Franklin
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai - 600 116, India
,
Rangasami Rajeswaran
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai - 600 116, India
,
Santhosh Joseph
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai - 600 116, India
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Abstract

Ribbing disease is a rare sclerosing dysplasia that involves long tubular bones, especially the tibia and femur. It occurs after puberty and is reported to be more common in women. In this article we describe how Ribbing disease can be differentiated from diseases like Engelmann-Camurati disease, van Buchem disease, Erdheim-Chester disease, osteoid osteoma, chronic osteomyelitis, stress fracture, etc.

Keywords

Ribbing disease - imaging - sclerosing


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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