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How To Deal With Swelling And Pain In Old Injury Of Ribs?

I had a car accident 7 years ago, broke ribs and sternum. Ever since I always have pain some days more than other but always there. The injured side has healed and I gave had mri s and X-rays but it pokes out noticeably. Always slight to mild swelling as well. Can it be fixed
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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After going through your query I concluded that you got fracture of ribs and sternum nearly 7years back. Now you feel that there is swelling where it got fracture. You want to got it fixed. There may be some malunion. It can not be corrected. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen. You can discuss with your Doctor about it. I think your query get answered.If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health. Take care.
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How To Deal With Swelling And Pain In Old Injury Of Ribs?

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you got fracture of ribs and sternum nearly 7years back. Now you feel that there is swelling where it got fracture. You want to got it fixed. There may be some malunion. It can not be corrected. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen. You can discuss with your Doctor about it. I think your query get answered.If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.