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Are Cervical Ribs Hereditary

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Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I have Bilateral Cervical Ribs. what is the permanent solution of this problem? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

I have has intermittent mid to upper back and cervical area for a few weeks. Seems to appear in latter part of day after some physical stresses. I also have tenderness under my breastbone and ribs. Two ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I have been diagnosed with hereditary degenerative disc disease . Last February 2014 I underwent my 3rd operation to my back, an L1L2 lamenectomy. The cervical and lumbar operations are doing well. The ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

my longstanding bilateral cervical ribs noted and pseudoarthroses betwn cervical ribs and 1st ribs ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Gaurav Katiyar MD

Very complicated history..born with bilateral cervical ribs. First excisions in late 20's, as they ... through arm pits, cervical ribs excised..on left also first rib, on rib 1st and 2nd rib... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Katiyar ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Meenakshi Maurya MD

are cervical polyps hereditry? i have just found my birth mum after 22 years an talkin about some family history, she says she had polyp, i am suffering the same pain she had and am waiting for an ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Meenakshi Maurya ( OBGYN)
Dr. Arun MD

I am a 33 year old female with one daughter and I have Klippel-Feil Syndrome with a c5-c6 congenital fusion, cervical ribs (these were removed in Dec and Feb), syringomelia, DDD in lumbar spine, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar MD

I m hoping someone can help me out. I m pregnant and have bilateral cervical ribs. I have read about the increased risk in childhood cancers in children who have cervical ribs. So i have two ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purushottam Neurgaonkar ( OBGYN)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I had a X-ray 2 years ago said I have loss of normal cervical lordosis with bilateral cervical ribs now I have reverse cervical lordosis could it be due to the ribs and how can it be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sudheer Godara MD

degenerative change with bilateral rudimentary cervical ribs. Xray report is given below: Cervical Lordosis is ... spaces are maintained Prevertebral soft tissue is normal Bilateral rudimentary... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudheer Godara ( General & Family Physician)