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Rib removal Rib removal is surgery to remove one or more ribs. Rib resection is the removal of part of a rib. The procedures are done for various medical reasons. An urban myth holds that some celebrities have chosen to have ribs removed as a form of body modification. ==Therapeutic removal== Rib removal may be medically approved in several situations. If a rib is fractured in such a way that it might puncture a vital organ, it may be safer to remove it than wait for it to heal.〔 A cancerous rib may be removed to stop the cancer spreading.〔 Rib bone material may be used for a bone graft.〔 The excess pressure of thoracic outlet syndrome may be reduced by rib removal.〔 Major surgery to the thoracic cavity, such as open heart surgery, may require removal of ribs to allow access to the organ being operated on.〔
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