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A rib fracture is a break in a rib bone. [1] This typically results in chest pain that is worse with inspiration. [1] Bruising may occur at the site of the break. [3] When several ribs are broken in several places a flail chest results. [4] Potential complications include a pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, and pneumonia. [2] [1]
Flail chest typically occurs when three or more adjacent ribs are fractured in two or more places, allowing that segment of the thoracic wall to displace and move independently of the rest of the chest wall. Flail chest can also occur when ribs are fractured proximally in conjunction with disarticulation of costal cartilages distally. For the ...
It can feel like a fracture, and it can cause pain for weeks, but the rib bone is not broken” says Vasudevan. Less commonly, right rib pain can be a sign of a stress fracture or full-on bone break.
Management is a mixture of medical (eg pain relief, respiratory support, chest drainage and antibiotics), non-medical (physiotherapy and rehabilitation) and surgical (fixation of rib fractures if appropriate and operative treatment of cardiac, lung, airway, diaphragm and oesophageal injuries).
The fractured rib occurred in late April during the Cavs' first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic and sidelined Allen for the final eight postseason games. The Cavs defeated the Magic ...
Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards will be sidelined indefinitely due to a fractured rib. Richards went down early after injuring his right shoulder in the Hornets’ 124-109 loss to the ...
Rib fractures are the most common injury to the rib cage. These most frequently affect the middle ribs. These most frequently affect the middle ribs. When several adjacent ribs incur two or more fractures each, this can result in a flail chest which is a life-threatening condition.
An x-ray revealed the child had “several fractured ribs in different stages of healing and multiple bruises throughout the victim’s torso, consistent with child neglect and/or child abuse.”