2006-09-05 01:11:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
a crack or fracture vs. clean break
2006-09-05 01:14:23 · update #1
I've had a couple of those,this is a great question,I'm a hard head so it was experience that I learned,the broken rib is gone,it can't hurt you,the cracked rib moves around,up and down,in and out........you get my drift,stay as quiet as you can,don't put any wrap around your chest,most of all......stay quiet.............................................HOPE YOU HEAL......LATER
2006-09-05 01:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by veteranpainter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I supose that it depends on the surface of bone affected, the greater the wound the worse the pain. Cracked fractures use to affect a longer section of the bone, so there is a higher number of pain receptor involved and some substances released when a bone breaks are present at higher concentrations as well. Anyway I am not sure about the differences between that pains, I broke my sternum into three pieces 5 years ago and I remember it as the worst pain I ever have had.
The problem is that if you broke your leg you can avoid moving it but you can not stop breathing.
2006-09-05 01:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they both hurt about the same. Does your cracked rib hurt more? The cracked rib would heal better though, I would think. Either way you are in for some pain. There is nothing worse and it is hard to believe that with al the advances in medicine, there is nothing doctors can do about it.
2006-09-05 01:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the difference between a 'cracked' rib and a 'broken' rib?
2006-09-05 01:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Rockhead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋