Rib fractures can be problematic because unlike a snapped limb ribs usually cannot be set back in place to make the healing process fast and pain-free. Going by the current treatment approach little to no intervention is made to fix fractured ribs which consequently leads to prolonged discomfort and breathing difficulties for the patient. Offer medicine for the pain and a ventilator if breathing is an issue said Evert Eriksson M.D. a trauma surgeon at the Medical University of South Carolina and co-author of the paper. But otherwise the bones will form a callus over time that allows it to