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What Causes Severe Pain In Lower Rib Cage?

My boyfriend was leaned over working on my fathers truck yesterday. Its an older F-150 so he had to really stretch to reach the area he was working on. His right lower rib cage area began aching yesterday and now he says its a horrific pain. Could he have broken a rib?
Tue, 18 Apr 2017
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if injury is severe he might have his ribs got fractured .get an chest xray AP view and consult surgeon and wear a chest brace
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What Causes Severe Pain In Lower Rib Cage?

if injury is severe he might have his ribs got fractured .get an chest xray AP view and consult surgeon and wear a chest brace