The Edwin Smith Papyrus
Case Forty-Four
FRACTURED RIBS
TITLE: Instructions concerning a break in the ribs of his breast.
EXAMINATION: If thou examinest a man having a break in the ribs of his breast, over which a wound has been inflicted; (and) thou findest that the ribs of breast crepitate under thy fingers.
DIAGNOSIS: Thou shouldst say concerning him: "One having a break in the ribs of his breast, over which a wound has been inflicted. An ailment not to be treated."
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