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2. Rib fracture - Wikipedia

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   Pain control is an important part of treatment. [7] This may include the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen), NSAIDs, or opioids. [2] A nerve block may be another option. [1] While fractured ribs can be wrapped, this may increase complications. [1] In those with a flail chest, surgery may improve outcomes. [8] [9] They are a common injury ...

3. Diaphragmatic rupture - Wikipedia

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   The injury usually becomes larger with time if not repaired. [2] The main goals of surgery are to repair any injuries to the diaphragm and to move any herniated abdominal organs back to their original place. [12] This is done by debriding nonviable tissue and closing the rupture. [3] Most of the time, the injury is repaired during laparotomy. [9]

4. Flail chest - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Broken ribs, blunt force trauma: Homestead parents killed 6 ...

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   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 ...

6. Pulmonary laceration - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary laceration is a common result of penetrating trauma but may also be caused by blunt trauma; broken ribs may perforate the lung, or the tissue may be torn due to shearing forces [5] that result from different rates of acceleration or deceleration of different tissues of the lung. [6]

7. Opinion: We are fractured, and time to heal is now - AOL

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   The fracture is widening, and the time to heal is now. We need leaders willing to make the hard choices, not just the popular ones. Decisions that invest in the long-term well-being of our ...

8. Carlos Correa to miss time with rib injury - AOL

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   Carlos Correa's strong comeback season has been halted by a rib injury he said he suffered during a massage at his home.

9. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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   Bone healing, or fracture healing, is a proliferative physiological process in which the body facilitates the repair of a bone fracture. Generally, bone fracture treatment consists of a doctor reducing (pushing) displaced bones back into place via relocation with or without anaesthetic, stabilizing their position to aid union, and then waiting ...