Three months after the incomplete rib fracture, there are still pain symptoms, which may be caused by poor healing of the broken end and poor venous return in patients with soft tissue bruising and swelling.
1. Poor healing of the broken end: the blood circulation around the ribs is relatively poor, three months after the occurrence of incomplete rib fracture, some patients may not have completely healed the fracture site to form a bone scab, there will be localized pain.
2. Soft tissue bruising and swelling: three months after the occurrence of incomplete rib fracture, the local soft tissue bruising may not be completely dissipated, if there is still local tissue swelling, it will also cause pain.
3. Poor venous return: after the fracture of rib, it may affect the venous blood return in the local tissues, in this case, pain will also occur.
If there are still pain symptoms after three months of incomplete rib fracture, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions for local infrared irradiation to promote the growth of local tissue recovery, you can also take ibuprofen, naproxen and other drugs to relieve the pain, and at the same time, we should strengthen the nutrition to promote the healing of the broken end of the bone, in order to gradually recover, to avoid the after-effects.