Complications

Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
short term
low

Proton-pump inhibitors can be given in patients at risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

COX-2 inhibitors may be safer than traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with a history of GI bleeding or comorbid medical conditions.[30][35][36]

long term
low

Postsurgical septic costochondritis may have a relatively worse prognosis. Residual pain arising from secondary degenerative changes may occur in some cases.

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