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A protective torso garment for providing support and pressure against an injured rib cage. The protective torso garment includes a panel. The panel has a outer surface, a inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. The panel comprises a resiliently elastic clo

A protective torso garment for providing support and pressure against an injured rib cage. The protective torso garment includes a panel. The panel has a outer surface, a inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. The panel comprises a resiliently elastic cloth material. Each of a pair of shoulder straps has a first end and a second end. Each of the ends the shoulder straps is securely attached to the top edge of the panel. The second ends are generally positioned between first and second side edges. Each of the first ends of the straps is positioned respectively adjacent to one of the side edges of the panel. A securing means detachably attaches the first side edge to the second side edge.

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1. A torso garment for protecting an injured ribcage, comprising: a panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, said panel comprising a resiliently elastic material, such that said panel conforms to a form of a user whereby

1. A torso garment for protecting an injured ribcage, comprising: a panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, said panel comprising a resiliently elastic material, such that said panel conforms to a form of a user whereby a garment size is adjustable; a pair of shoulder straps, each of said shoulder straps having a first end and a second end, each of said ends of said shoulder straps being securely attached to said top edge of said panel, a neck opening being defined between said shoulder straps, said first and second side edges extending downwardly from said top edge to said bottom edge to form a front opening in said panel for facilitating putting said panel by a user over the injured ribcage and removal of said panel from over the injured ribcage; and a plurality of buttons mounted on said front surface of said panel adjacent to said first side edge and a plurality of apertures formed in said panel and located in a column generally adjacent to said second side edge for detachably attaching the first and second side edges with a selective degree of overlap of one of said side edges over the other of said side edges to permit adjustment of a perimeter size of said panel when secured by said buttons and apertures, said apertures being arranged in a matrix having a plurality of rows and columns, each of said apertures in a row being positioned to correspond with one of said buttons, the plurality of columns including columns positioned at a plurality of distances from said second side edge for providing a range of adjustment approximately equal to a distance between a column closest to said second side edge and a column farthest from said second side edge. 2. The torso garment for protecting an injured ribcage as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of columns is three columns.