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Does Pain At The Sides After An Accident Indicate A Broken Rib?

Slipped on ice 3 day ago. Fell on side. Side hurt for 2 days, but very bearable. Today it hurts when i cough, clear my throat, walk, talk, stand up. I always feel slight pain but at times the pain is unbearable. Even to sit back or lay and wheni get up it really huts. Could it be a cracked rib?
Mon, 8 Jan 2018
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
since you have a history of blunt injury to the chest and you have pain sitting ,coughing , it could likely be a broken rib, if i were your treating physician i would examine your chest for any local bony tenderness, and order for chest radiograph to look for efusion and then decide management plan.
i would recommend you to attend clinician at the earliest.
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Does Pain At The Sides After An Accident Indicate A Broken Rib?

since you have a history of blunt injury to the chest and you have pain sitting ,coughing , it could likely be a broken rib, if i were your treating physician i would examine your chest for any local bony tenderness, and order for chest radiograph to look for efusion and then decide management plan. i would recommend you to attend clinician at the earliest.