Anatom3DInternal intercostal membrane
Membrana intercostalis interna · Vnitřní mezižeberní membrána
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A thin sheet at the back of each rib gap, near the spine, where the inner intercostal muscle gives way to membrane.
What it does
Closes the rear part of the rib gap between the muscle layers.
Keeping it well
A landmark for nerve blocks near the spine (paravertebral block), which sit just deep to it.
Related conditions
- Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
- Costochondritis
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumothorax
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder