If you fall or sustain a blow to the chest, you can fracture or dislocate the costal cartilage that attaches your ribs to your breastbone. Learn about symptoms, treatment, and recovery.

NEW ORLEANS (WAFB) - MRI and x-ray results on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees show he suffered multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest during the last two games. According to ...

Demonstrated in this video are the anterolateral and posterior paramedian approaches for fixation of rib fractures, which are a component of flail chest injuries. Niloofar Dehghan, MD, FRCSC ...

Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple rib fractures, there may be chest wall instability or a flail chest.These injuries ...

You're supposed to be working your chest with those, not your triceps. If your upper arms are getting too worn out to hold form, you need to use a lower weight.<BR><BR>It could just be a bruised rib.

Breathing exercises are the main type of rehab, but chest-stretching exercises for broken ribs are effective as well. Each type should be done slowly and gently, with a gradual increase as you heal.