broken rib
Cracked thoracic bone
A broken rib is a rib bone that has been fractured or cracked, typically from impact to the chest.
The injury is painful, especially when breathing or moving, and generally heals on its own over several weeks.
She was diagnosed with two broken ribs after the car accident.
Unlike many fractures, broken ribs usually aren't splinted or cast—the chest must keep moving to breathe.
- bone fractureCracked or broken skeleton
- fractureSplit in hard material
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- chest wallRibcage and surrounding tissue
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- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- ribs
- chest injuriespneumothorax, punctured lung, sucking chest wound
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broken ribbruise
Discolored tissue injury
soft tissue injury · muscle strain · contusion · pulled muscle
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