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Slipped rib syndrome (SRS) is a painful disorder caused when one or more of the 8-10th false ribs become abnormally mobile. Established treatment modalities include analgesia, intercostal nerve injection, and costal cartilage excision. No definitive surgical correction of SRS without cartilage excision has been previously described. We aimed to determine if a nonexcisional repair technique in affected adults could demonstrate significant relief from SRS using standardized outcome measures.