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Q: Did I Break my Ribs? or just Bruise them Badly?...

asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 24th, 2006

Hi, ive got some bad bruising on the side of my body on the rib. Could that be a broken rib, or do broken ribs only occour with the ribs near the chest. I read alot of artciles on the internet and they said a broken rib usually hapens when you get hit hard in the chest, but I got hit hard in the side, so does that mean my rib isnt broken?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on August 29th, 2006

Orthopedics, Hip, Knee Replacements Answer A1405

A rib can be broken any place from the vertebral column up to the sternum. A rib fracture can be diagnosed only via X-rays. You can visit your GP and request an X-ray image of the ribcage.

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