• Phlebology and veins
• Bones and fractures
• Ligaments and sprains
• Joints and arthrosis
• Muscles and appendices
• The back and back ache

  All the conditions classed in alphabetical order

Bones and fractures

Back Rib fracture

Hip Fracture of the neck of the femur

Rib fracture

What do we need a skeleton for?

The skeleton is made of bones and has 3 essential functions in the human body.

Thanks to its resistance, it protects and supports the mechanical constraints to which the body is subjected. It plays a role in the balance of many minerals in the body, such as phosphorus and calcium.

Finally, it contributes to the renewal of certain cells in the human body, such as blood cells for example.

What is a rib fracture?

A rib fracture is when one or more ribs are completely broken. The fracture can be simple if the rib is broken into 2 parts, or complicated if the rib is in more than 2 parts.

A fractured rib is the result of a blow or direct shock at the level of the thorax in people of any age. It can also occur during considerable physical effort in sportsmen and women, or during a violent coughing fit in someone with osteoporosis or not.
In the least serious cases, the fractured rib produces localised pain, difficulty in breathing and discomfort in certain positions in bed. The pain increases if the person laughs or coughs.
In more serious cases (extremely violent accidents), the fractured rib can lead to pneumothorax following a punctured lung, or haemorrhage if the liver is affected.

Orthopaedic treatment

The aim of the orthopaedic solution is to decrease the pain (analgesia).
It is effectively impossible to immobilise a fractured rib without preventing breathing. Healing will occur spontaneously.

Nevertheless, light support decreases the movements of the thorax and eliminates the jolts provoked by laughing or coughing.
The thoracic belt plays the role of shock absorber and prevents the onset of fulgurant pain of the "stabbing" kind.