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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]
For the condition to occur, generally there must be a significant force applied over a large surface of the thorax to create the multiple anterior and posterior rib fractures. Rollover and crushing injuries most commonly break ribs at only one point, whereas for flail chest to occur a significant impact is required, breaking the ribs in two or ...
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]
Signs and symptoms include crepitus (a crunching sound made when broken bone ends rub together), [1] pain, tenderness, bruising, and swelling over the fracture site. [4] The fracture may visibly move when the person breathes, and it may be bent or deformed, [4] potentially forming a "step" at the junction of the broken bone ends that is detectable by palpation. [3]
An autopsy report revealed that six-month-old baby Nalani Adalee Allen had blunt force injuries and internal bleeding when she died, police said. Broken ribs, blunt force trauma: Homestead parents ...
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]
“Arm broken, broke ribs twice — two ribs one time, three ribs another — broke tailbone, broke two toes and [my middle] finger,” Berry said while promoting the film “The Union” with ...
The injury "has affected his ability to travel," White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. White House's Sullivan, recovering from cracked rib, postpones Saudi trip Skip to main content