Can costal cartilage fracture cause chest collapse

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A friend appeared costal cartilage fracture after a car accident, it was particularly serious at that time, but after treatment, during the recovery period now, so, can costal cartilage fracture cause chest collapse? Let's talk about it.

Can costal cartilage fracture cause chest collapse

First of all, rib fracture has a history of chest trauma. Rib fracture site pain, patients in deep breathing, coughing, rotation position significantly aggravated. Respiratory secretions often increase after injury, but they are unwilling to cough and expectorate due to chest pain, which may lead to atelectasis and infection, and dyspnea. Hemoptysis or blood in sputum after injury indicates pulmonary contusion.

Secondly, there will be soft tissue contusion or ecchymosis at the fracture site. The obvious tenderness point is often at the rib fracture site. Sometimes it can reach the fracture end or feel friction, or it can cause severe pain at the fracture site when the chest is compressed forward and backward, that is, the positive compression test.

Finally, the chest wall collapse and abnormal respiratory movement can be seen in the multi rib and multi (double) fractures. The patients often have trouble, urgent breathing, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, and even shock, and there may also be pneumothorax and hemothorax, which have corresponding clinical manifestations. This is a serious fracture, so we must timely go to the regular hospital for reasonable treatment.

matters needing attention

Costal cartilage fracture should be treated regularly and systematically, especially after treatment, we should pay attention to the method of recuperation. We should not only pay attention to the nutrition of diet, but also pay attention to the regular life and promote the treatment of disease in many aspects.