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Is Bruising And Pushed Out Of Alignment Of Ribcage On Back After A Fall Serious?
I fell 2 days ago and hit my right back rib cage...its sore, but not painful..noticed the front is pushed out and bruising is showing up...have been icing and restig off and on was thinking its just bruised, but the pushed out of alignment concerns me, should i do anything else? thank you
Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Hi,
In my opinion, you should get X-rays of the injured ribs and consult orthopaedic surgeon for forward appearing rib cage.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Gopal Goel, Orthopaedic Surgeon
In my opinion, you should get X-rays of the injured ribs and consult orthopaedic surgeon for forward appearing rib cage.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Gopal Goel, Orthopaedic Surgeon
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