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Dear Doctors: I was in a car accident, and an X-ray showed I had two broken ribs. A second X-ray taken a month later showed I also had a cracked rib. Why didn’t that show up the first time? Why isn’t ...

Q I was diagnosed with slipping rib syndrome and had to have surgery to correct it. My doctors say the rib is now stabilized, but I’m still having cramping and pain in the area, sometimes quite severe ...

Dear Doctors: I was in a car accident, and an X-ray showed I had two broken ribs. A second X-ray taken a month later showed I also had a cracked rib. Why didn’t that show up the first time? Why isn’t ...