How to judge rib fracture

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Generally speaking, fracture is relatively easy to judge, but due to the special ribs, it is difficult to judge by oneself. Let's see how to judge rib fracture.

How to judge rib fracture

First of all: local pain is the most obvious symptom of rib fracture, which is aggravated by coughing, deep breathing or body rotation. Sometimes patients can hear or feel bone friction.

Secondly, pain and chest stability are damaged, which can make respiratory mobility limited, breathing shallow and alveolar ventilation reduced, patients dare not cough, phlegm retention, resulting in lower respiratory tract secretion obstruction, consolidation or atelectasis *, especially in elderly patients or patients with lung disease.

Finally: most of the X-ray chest film can show rib fracture, but for costal cartilage fracture, "willow branch fracture", there is no dislocation of the fracture, or the middle rib fracture is not easy to find on the chest film because of the overlapping of the ribs on both sides, so it should be further examined by CT and combined with clinical manifestations to avoid missed diagnosis.

matters needing attention

Should eat more vegetables, protein and vitamin rich diet, can prevent the occurrence and development of osteoporosis. In the early stage of fracture, the diet should be light in order to remove blood stasis and detumescence; in the later stage, the taste should be heavy, and reasonable kidney tonifying is conducive to the recovery of rib fracture.