I need to know what would happen if a certain rib were to be removed?

mythbuster9

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I'm writing a book, in that book there is a device implanted into a person's chest, but to be implanted, a section of the ribs above the heart have to be removed. I need to know if it is conceivably possible to remove only a section of the rib without having the rest of the rib (the majority of it, the section removed would only be about an inch in length) attached to the sternum.
 
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