Are there any after-effects of the rib fracture?

Rib fracture may have sequelae, mainly manifested as dyspnea, numbness of chest wall, round shoulder and so on. 1. Difficulty in breathing: premature activity after rib fracture will lead to poor healing or misalignment of the ribs, which will affect the related movement of the thorax, resulting in dyspnea and chest pain, especially when coughing and taking a deep breath, which is more obvious. 2. Numbness of chest wall: rib fracture is easy to damage the intercostal nerve, and the poor recovery of the nerve in the later stage will cause numbness and pain in the chest wall, which will be aggravated in rainy days. 3. Round shoulder: rib fracture needs to be fixed, long-term inactivity will easily lead to muscle atrophy, muscle tension near the rib cage will pull the shoulder forward, forming a round shoulder posture. If not treated in time, back pain and other symptoms are prone to occur in the later stage. After the rib fracture must go to the hospital in time to check the disease treatment, and after the operation should also actively participate in the rehabilitation exercise, to reduce the occurrence of sequelae.