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Is Popping Sound In Left Ribcage Post An Injury Suggestive Of Fracture?
hello Dr. Rynne, I fell about a week ago, bruising my left rib cage in the back. today I moved the wrong way and felt [as well as heard] a pop. now i m in terrible pain and hoping I haven t had a fracture waiting to break. what is your opinion? could the rib have been fractured [hairline] then broken due to movement?
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
Hello
A bruised rib is weak enough to fracture but a bruised rib can also be re-bruised.
I suggest you see a doctor and get chest x-rays to check for a fracture.
In general, a fractured rib requires no specific treatment except for tincture of time since it heals in about six weeks
A bruised rib is weak enough to fracture but a bruised rib can also be re-bruised.
I suggest you see a doctor and get chest x-rays to check for a fracture.
In general, a fractured rib requires no specific treatment except for tincture of time since it heals in about six weeks
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