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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: OB Cough Induced Rib Fracture? YEP. It’s a Thing.
Description: Stress fractures are common injuries in athletes and military recruits, that’s’ understandable- based on the physical forces placed on the long bones. A stress fracture can be defined as a partial or complete fracture of the bone that is a result from repeated application of stress lower than that required to fracture the bone in a single loading situation. In pregnancy, the body is subjected to various physiological changes that make women more vulnerable. In this pregnancy, we will highlight a REAL patient case which our team cared for on the inpatient service where a simple cough at 34 week...