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Does Swelling Indicate Rib Or Hip Fracture?

I fell yesterday at ice skating practice on my stomach. Yesterday my chest hurt but today my upper back on my right side hurts so I can t look down, or right because it hurts too much. My left hip also hurts today and its a little swollen. When I cough, move or sneeze my hip hurts bad. Did I fracture or bruised a rib or hip?
Thu, 19 May 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history of you

As you had a fall on ice on the anterior part of the body, a thorough clinical examination is advised.

As due to the fall on the ice there might be a damage to the bone or soft tissue or both. As ice is a hard substance, injury can be possible and post thorough examination we can request for an x-ray of the chest and hip to figure out if any fracture is persisting.

Most of the times, swelling is a protective mechanism and it occurs in both, muscle injury as well as bone injury.

I will recommend you to take an x-ray of the chest and hip so we can understand the bony status better.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Does Swelling Indicate Rib Or Hip Fracture?

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you As you had a fall on ice on the anterior part of the body, a thorough clinical examination is advised. As due to the fall on the ice there might be a damage to the bone or soft tissue or both. As ice is a hard substance, injury can be possible and post thorough examination we can request for an x-ray of the chest and hip to figure out if any fracture is persisting. Most of the times, swelling is a protective mechanism and it occurs in both, muscle injury as well as bone injury. I will recommend you to take an x-ray of the chest and hip so we can understand the bony status better. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel