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Title
Prolonged pain and disability are common after rib fractures.
Authors
Fabricant, Loic; Ham, Bruce; Mullins, Richard; Mayberry, John
Abstract
The contribution of rib fractures to prolonged pain and disability may be underappreciated and undertreated. Clinicians are traditionally taught that the pain and disability of rib fractures resolves in 6 to 8 weeks.
Publication
American journal of surgery, 2013, Vol 205, Issue 5, p511