An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

Amitabh Bachchan has been advised to rest at home for weeks after his rib cartilage popped broke and suffered muscle tear to the right rib cage. He was injured while shooting for an action sequence in ...