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Hurt ribs on 8/28, had xray said not broken. back to doctor month lster said dislocated. still hurting & popping out of place 5weeks later. what to do?
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You have rib fractur: Oft times plain chest x-rays under diagnose rib fx, CT is the best test, but by what you discribe you have fx. ribs. These can take 3-4 Mo. to heal. Take motrin for any pain till they do
Answered 11/28/2017
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