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My husband went to er for severe pain in his back; developed overnight. diagnosis from chest x-ray is "fracture of 6th posterior right rib laterally with callus formation which may represent subacute rib fracture. mild blunting of the right costophrenic
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More info. needed .: . . . Hard to help without additional info. Callous formation implies healing. The real question is the cause, correct? Rib fractures rarely occur spontaneously (i.e. without a reason). If you are certain that there was no trauma involved, it is very important that your husband contact his doctor to be evaluated for the cause. I hope this helps. Best of luck.
Answered 9/30/2015
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