Chassevent J, Sauvegrain J, Besson-Leaud M, Kalifa G
Radiology. 1978 Jun;127(3):747-9. doi: 10.1148/127.3.747.
Radiological abnormalities of the ribs are reported in 5 newborn infants with myotonic dystrophy. In all 5, the ribs appeared very thin, in contrast to the normal appearance of the rest of the skeleton. This slenderness, which is important for diagnosis and prognosis, seems to be caused by hypotonia of the intercostal muscles. However, it is not pathognomonic of myotonic dystropy, for it can be observed in other myopathies.
5例患有强直性肌营养不良的新生儿有肋骨的放射学异常报告。在所有5例中，肋骨看起来非常纤细，与骨骼其他部分的正常外观形成对比。这种纤细对诊断和预后很重要，似乎是由肋间肌张力减退引起的。然而，它并非强直性肌营养不良所特有的，因为在其他肌病中也能观察到。
