What is rib injury?

Rib fracture is the breakage of a rib bone. Rib dislocation means the rib and adjoining bones no longer touch each other. Subluxation is a minor dislocation in which the joint surfaces still touch, but not in normal relation to each other.

How do members experience rib injury?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rib injury*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rib injury*

Who has rib injury on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 7
40s 9
50s 14
60s 13
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 23
Female 37