How serious is a left 10th rib fracture?

Whether the patient’s left 10th rib fracture is serious or not depends on the severity of the rib fracture, if the rib fracture is not displaced, this situation is not serious, if the rib fracture is displaced, this time is more serious. 1. Fracture without displacement: the patient’s left side of the 10th rib fracture, if there is no displacement, this situation is not serious, you can external chest rib fixation belt for local fixation, can reduce pain, at the same time, external plaster for pain treatment, after about 1 month, the local pain is significantly reduced, review chest radiographs can be bone scab growth. 2. Displaced fracture: If the fracture end of rib fracture is displaced, combined with hemopneumothorax and other complications, this situation is very serious, rib fracture dislocation patients, need to carry out surgery to restore the internal fixation treatment, if there is hemopneumothorax, need to carry out closed chest drainage treatment. Patients usually have discomfort, timely to the hospital, do not be careless, so as not to delay treatment.