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What are the symptoms of bruised or cracked ribs?
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Difficulty breathing: Injured ribs can cause pain with chest expansion as the air-filled lungs and chest expand with each breadth. Treatment is usually supportive and activity is limited by tolerance to pain. Like mostfractures, ribs can take upwards of 6-8 weeks to heal.
Answered 10/6/2018
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See below: Bruising of the skin, pain, difficulty breathing.
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