What is broken ribs?

A fracture is a partial or complete break in a bone. Broken ribs may occur when one or more of the bones in the rib cage fractures or cracks. Some common causes of broken ribs may be from a fall, motor vehicle accident or impact during contact sports.

How do members experience broken ribs?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with broken ribs*

*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 broken ribs*

Who has broken ribs on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 7
40s 22
50s 27
60s 33
70+ 35

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 90

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What is broken ribs?

A fracture is a partial or complete break in a bone. Broken ribs may occur when one or more of the bones in the rib cage fractures or cracks. Some common causes of broken ribs may be from a fall, motor vehicle accident or impact during contact sports.



Common symptoms reported by people with broken ribs

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for broken ribs

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Compare treatments taken by people with broken ribs

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have broken ribs through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with broken ribs? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has broken ribs on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 26 say broken ribs is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 7
40s 22
50s 27
60s 33
70+ 35

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 90

These charts show data from broken ribs patients who have completed their condition history
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