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Can stretching cause a ruptured spleen? or is it just a strained muscle?
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Enlarged Spleen: If the spleen is enlarged by a disease process it become more susceptible to injury. Otherwise, a normal spleen shouldn't have problems with streaching.
Answered 2/15/2016
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