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Sports Injuries - Rib and Chest
| Ribs & chest |
| Term |
Also Known As |
Description |
| fracture of the ribs |
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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 |
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A breast injury is physical damage to the front of the chest or a mammary gland. |
| sternoclavicular joint injury |
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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 |
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A stress fracture of a rib is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on a chest bone. |
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