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Sports Injuries - Rib and Chest
| Ribs & chest | ||
| Term | Also Known As | Description |
| fracture of the ribs | A fracture of a rib is a crack or break in one of the chest bones that extend to the side of the body. | |
| breast injury | A breast injury is physical damage to the front of the chest or a mammary gland. | |
| sternoclavicular joint injury | A sternoclavicular joint injury is physical damage to the area between the collarbone and the breastbone. | |
| costochondritis | Tietze's Syndrome | Costochondritis happens when the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone is inflamed. |
| stress fracture of a rib | A stress fracture of a rib is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on a chest bone. | |
