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A member asked:
What does it mean to have rib pains after a small motorcycle accident?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Sell the bike!: It could be bruising of the chest wall or rib fractures. See your doctor. Let him examine you. He might want to get x-rays.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Small rib fx: Probably a rib fracture, x-ray are usually not diagnostic an treatment is conservative.
Answered 9/30/2016
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Pain: Maybe due to bruise or rib fractures. If the rib fractures were serious, you would have sought immediate attention.
Answered 5/12/2015
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