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<p>is generally able to pick up both types of fractures.</p>

<p>Because children have more flexible chest walls than adults do, their ribs are more likely to bend than to break; therefore the presence of rib fractures in children is evidence of a significant amount of force and may indicate severe <a href="page.php?w=thorax">thoracic</a> injuries such as <a href="page.php?w=pulmonary_contusion">pulmonary contusion</a>. Rib fractures are also a sign of more serious injury in elderly people.</p>

<p><big>Treatment</big></p>
<p>There is no specific treatment</p><p>
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