S24: Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level
S24.3: Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax
Nerves are a sort of wiring in the body. Nerves conduct information. The nerves use electrical impulses to do this. Nerves are important, for instance, in enabling you to sense contacts and temperatures, and to move your muscles.
Nerves in the ribcage area serve the chest, the abdominal wall and the back. If nerves in the ribcage are damaged, you can have various symptoms in those areas. You may no longer be able to move certain muscles properly, for example. You may also have less sensation on your skin. There may also be pain in the ribcage area.
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