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I fell from 2m height 2 days ago got xrays done evey thing seemed ok. this morming i felt something pop in the back of my ribcage and now its painfull to cough, sneaze or even take deep breaths. the pain is in the back of rib cage at bottom side.
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R/O STRESS FRACTURE : You need to rule out a stress fracture of the ribs. Get CXR AND RIB X-RAY. If negative a bone scan is indicated. It takes awhile to heal and you may need pain medication and close follow up. If healing is delayed you can have PRP = PLATELET RICH PLASMA TO EXPEDITE HEALING.
Answered 11/4/2015
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