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Is the normal rib fractures recovery time 9 months?
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No: That is not normal. Bony fractures, in an otherwise health individual with good nutrition will take anywhere from 2-6 weeks to heal. At 9 months after rib fracture, two most common things would be a 1. "fracture non-union" or 2. Healed bone with some injury and or entrapment of intercostal nerve.
Answered 4/6/2018
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6 weeks: A rib fracture heals like any other bone, taking six weeks to achieve sufficient strength. Soreness may be present far longer, but the actual fracture should be healed in a normal time period.
Answered 12/30/2018
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