The concept for the design, conceived by Toronto-based design studio rzlbd, is inspired by the thorax diagram: a symmetrical system of organs and circulation located between the neck and the abdomen.

The thoracic cage bones include more than just the ribs, though. They also include the sternum and the thoracic vertebrae, where the ribs form. Unfortunately, while the ribs protect the heart ...

Figure 4: Pharmacological inhibition of adipocyte formation enhances bone-marrow engraftment in wild-type mice. Femurs, thorax and tails were isolated free of muscle and tendons; when appropriate ...

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However, the "Ribxcar" is neither harmless nor without risk. It is an invasive procedure on the thoracic bones, which can cause pain, postoperative complications, or lasting after-effects if ...

The findings, published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery ... Follow-up of Posterior Decompression and Fusion Surgery for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Go ...

Your sternum is located in the middle of your chest and is also known as the breastbone. It protects the organs of your torso from injury and serves as a connection point for other bones and muscles.

It’s flexible but smooth, and it helps joints hold their shape so bones can move past each other. If you fall or sustain a blow to the chest, you can fracture or dislocate the costal cartilage ...

But when his remains were uncovered — more than 150 years later — he had been decapitated, and his skull and thigh bones had been placed across his ribcage. "It looked like a skull-and ...

Minnie Driver looked beautiful on the red carpet at the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Pretty In Pink Luncheon & Women of Strength Awards — but all anyone could focus on was how thin she looked.