The ribs are located in the chest and are an important part of the thorax. They are important structures for maintaining the lungs and the heart, protecting the lungs, the heart and the mediastinum, assisting the body’s respiratory movements, and increasing the frequency and depth of breathing. There are 24 ribs, of which the first to tenth ribs are connected to the spine to form the thorax, while the eleventh and twelfth ribs are floating ribs not connected to the thorax, called floating ribs. The fourth to the seventh rib is the main part of the rib that is prone to fracture in clinical practice. Rib fractures can lead to dyspnea, hemothorax, hemopneumothorax and tension pneumothorax, which can significantly affect respiratory movements and lead to very serious clinical symptoms, and depending on the state of the fracture, timely treatment is needed to relieve clinical symptoms.