What to do if a rib cartilage fracture doesn’t heal in three months

Three-month non-healing rib cartilage fracture belongs to the performance of delayed healing of rib cartilage, the patient can be under the guidance of the doctor for conservative treatment or surgical treatment. Rib cartilage fracture does not heal in three months is mostly due to the fracture site damage is relatively heavy, or the rib cartilage fracture site premature activity or weight bearing, such as frequent, repeated turning over activities. In addition, compression of the chest wall, frequent deep breathing, coughing, etc., may also lead to a slower recovery of the rib cartilage site, resulting in three-month non-healing. After this kind of situation occurs, you can use creams that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis and relieve tendons and activate collaterals, such as Indomethacin Babu Paste, Antelope Dispelling Pain Cream, etc., and you can also apply hot compresses on the fractured parts of the rib cartilage or use rib fixation bands or plates to fix the fractured parts to restrict the activities of the fractured parts and create repair conditions for the healing of the rib cartilage. If the effect of conservative treatment is not obvious, surgical repair treatment can be carried out. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.