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Thomas Muehlberger1, Pirkko Fischer, Marcus Lehnhardt

  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, DRK-Kliniken Berlin/Westend, Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany (Muehlberger) Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, England (Fischer) Department of Plastic Surgery, BG-Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany (Lehnhardt).

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|March 5, 2008
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The thoracic or rib cage forms the body's thorax (chest) portion. Its primary function in the body is to protect vital organs in the thoracic cavity, such as the heart and the lungs. It consists of 12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilages and the sternum. The ribs are anchored posteriorly to the 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12).
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