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I took a hard fall of a horse and landed on head and shoulder but my ribs hurt on the opposite side especially at night. why could this be?

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Trauma: Fall from a height could be a concussive event (tbi) but could also be pulmonary bruising or injury to a lung.

Answered 7/20/2016

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