Harrison's groove
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Harrison's groove, also known as Harrison's sulcus, is a horizontal line at the lower margin of the thorax[1] where the diaphragm attaches to the ribs.
It is usually caused by chronic asthma or obstructive respiratory disease. It may also appear in rickets because the patients lack the mineralized calcium in their bones necessary to harden them; thus the diaphragm, which is always in tension, pulls the softened bone inward.
It is named after Edward Harrison.[2][3]
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Naish, J; Wallis, HR (1948). "The significance of Harrison's grooves". British medical journal. 1 (4550): 541–4. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4550.541. PMC 2090024 Freely accessible. PMID 18909481.
- ↑ synd/2437 at Who Named It?
- ↑ E. Harrison. Remarks upon the different appearances of the back, breast and ribs in persons affected with spinal diseases. London Medical and Physical Journal, 1820.
