Did You Know!
🧬 Ribs Can Regrow — Partially
Here’s the truly wild part: the periosteum (the thin membrane around the rib bone) contains osteogenic cells capable of regenerating bone tissue.
👉 Surgeons sometimes remove part of a rib to use in reconstructive surgery — and if the periosteum is left intact, the rib can partially regrow within months.
It’s one of the few bones in the human body with this regenerative ability.
