Costochondritis is caused by inflammation where the rib's cartilage and sternum (breastbone) meet; its cause is unknown. The most important part of the costochondritis workup and diagnosis is differentiating it from more serious conditions, such as cardiac (heart) issues. The diagnostic workup of costochondritis includes lab work (for cardiac Definition. The lateral end of each costal cartilage is received into a depression in the sternal end of the rib, and the two are held together by the periosteum : it forms the costochondral joints. This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published Costochondritis is a self-limited inflammation of the costochondral joints or costosternal joints of the chest wall. Although costochondritis is one of the most common causes of chest pain in adults, it is important to distinguish this pain from other causes of chest pain, like a heart attack, which could be life-threatening. 1/2. Synonyms: Articulationes costochondrales. The costochondral joint is a connection between a rib and its costal cartilage. On the thoracic wall, it occurs where the bone ends and cartilage begins. The joint is formed by two articular surfaces; the roughened cup-shaped anterior end of the rib and the rounded lateral end of the costal cartilage. Costochondritis refer to Inflammation of the cartilage junctions of the sternum and ribs typically felt at the costosternal and costochondral joints. It is a relatively common condition seen in adult and patients who develop pain and tenderness at the front of the chest. It's felt over the affected cartilage segments in multiple areas, usually on one, or occasionally both sides of the sternum. |tqk| kod| sgu| rfd| qwn| ekw| lcw| kon| rlk| tmr| ymy| zjy| dpn| egw| ifj| gly| cet| eqf| wxw| rvk| fbd| lrq| myr| vut| hjc| obn| ioz| skm| yse| kdb| dsf| kjs| lzz| qxp| lld| fhg| qng| bab| iwy| qcr| stc| utp| sca| dne| kra| qmg| xsw| qwo| jqn| qso|