Dear Reader: Fractured ribs are one of the most common traumatic injuries. More than 300,000 people visit the emergency room each year with a broken rib, and up to 45,000 wind up spending time in ...

There are many possible causes of upper left abdominal pain under the ribs, including kidney infection, broken ribs, and pancreatitis. Learn more here.

Gov. Jim Pillen will undergo procedure to help treat his broken ribs after he fell while horseback riding with his daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter near Columbus on Sunday.