An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

Rib fractures occur in more than 10% of all trauma patients. 1 -3 Mechanisms of injury range from high-impact chest wall trauma to low-energy ground-level falls in the elderly. Fractured ribs can be ...

NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - MRI and x-ray results on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees show he suffered multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest during the last two games. According to ...

The New York Yankees just can’t seem to escape from the clutches of the dreaded injury bug. Yankee’s manager Aaron Boone announced Friday afternoon that 2017 Rookie o f the Year and MVP runner-up ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple ...

Rib fracture detection has traditionally posed significant challenges due to the complexity of rib anatomy and the subtle presentation of fractures on standard imaging modalities. Recent advances in ...

Robert D. Glatter, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. Joining me today to discuss a novel way to treat pain related to conditions such as rib fractures and ...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees reportedly has multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest and a collapsed lung on the right side. Saints quarterback Drew Brees has multiple rib fractures on both ...

Three rib fractures suffered by an 80-year-old who died of a spinal injury after being attacked in a park are unlikely to ...