has part has part characteristic of inheres in has modifier Abnormal rib morphology Recurrent fractures Multiple rib fractures Multiple rib fractures More than one fracture of the ribs. Callus formation around multiple rib fractures can produce a row of multiple rounded expansions (beadlike prominences) giving the appearance of beaded ribs. Note that rachitic rosary would have one bead per rib (a swelling at the costochondral junction), while beaded ribs in the context of multiple rib fractures have multiple beads (fractures) along the same rib. HP:0000923 HP:0006640 UMLS:C0272567 SNOMEDCT_US:1261007 abnormal rib