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Rib Fracture

History: 30 year old male with chest wall pain.  Classic findings of a rib fracture

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History: 30 year old male with chest wall pain. 

Single oblique radiograph of the chest shows a left anterolateral 6th rib fracture with a moderate sized left pneumothorax. Note also, the left costophrenic sulcus is blunted, which is likely compatible with a hemothorax.
Single oblique radiograph of the chest shows a left anterolateral 6th rib fracture with a moderate sized left pneumothorax. Note also, the left costophrenic sulcus is blunted, which is likely compatible with a hemothorax.

Classic findings of a rib fracture

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    […] fracture. The same goes for the chest x-ray I referenced above. This patient had a left lateral 6th rib fracture. I would be much better at finding the fracture if the clinician told me the patient had left […]

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