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What Causes Pain In Back Side Of The Ribs After An Injury?
my lower left back around the back of my ribs has a sharp speratic pain. it has slightly eased since the first time it was hit and injured. i was wondering if it could be a cracked rib or what it may be as it still hurts when i sit or stretch in certain ways.
Mon, 11 Jul 2016
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Yes this may be one or more cracked ribs or it could even be a fracture in a transverse process of a vertebra
Neither of those usually requires any treatment like surgery but it would be a good idea to see a doctor and get both rib x-rays and a spinal x-ray series
Yes this may be one or more cracked ribs or it could even be a fracture in a transverse process of a vertebra
Neither of those usually requires any treatment like surgery but it would be a good idea to see a doctor and get both rib x-rays and a spinal x-ray series
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