The rib is the only bone in the body that if removed can regenerate. If you leave the sheath it regrows back into it. Surgeons use the rib as bone matter in surgeries to graft into other places.
Kind of a coincidence? look it up.
The rib is the only bone in the body that if removed can regenerate. If you leave the sheath it regrows back into it. Surgeons use the rib as bone matter in surgeries to graft into other places. Kind of a coincidence? look it up.