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Rib - Broken
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Fractured Rib - What is
a fractured rib? This injury is common in contact sports and usually
occurs when you have a hard impact to the chest such as an elbow.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rib cage pain -
With a broken rib, the pain is
aggravated by bending and twisting the torso. With pleurisy (swelling of
the lining of the lungs), it is not.
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broken rib - The
patient is often worried about having a broken rib, and may have a
sensation of bony crepitus or abnormal rib movement.
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