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Further Reading

Keywords

chest wall syndrome, costochondral syndrome, costosternal chondrodynia, Tietze syndrome, chest pain, costochondral joint, costochondritis, costochondral cartilage, treatment, symptoms, diagnosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Joseph P Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP,, Director of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Exercise and Sport Science, Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Joseph P Garry, MD, FACSM, FAAFP, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Heart Association, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and North American Primary Care Research Group
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Coauthor(s)

Barry L Myones, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, Pediatric Rheumatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine; Director of Research, Pediatric Rheumatology Center, Texas Children's Hospital
Barry L Myones, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Rheumatology, American Heart Association, American Society for Microbiology, Clinical Immunology Society, and Texas Medical Association
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Medical Editor

James M Oleske, MD, MPH, François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School
James M Oleske, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
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David D Sherry, MD, Director, Clinical Rheumatology, Attending Physician, Pain Management, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
David D Sherry, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Rheumatology and American Pain Society
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CME Editor

Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine
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Lawrence K Jung, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's National Medical Center
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