What's a chicken breast like

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Recently, I found out that my son has been walking with a hunchback to keep him straight, but he just refused. I straightened him with my hand, and then I found a big piece protruding from his chest, which didn't look like development. I took him to see a doctor and said it was a chicken breast. Now let's share what a chicken breast looks like.

What's a chicken breast like

First: chicken breast refers to the deformity of sternum protruding forward, which is caused by excessive growth of ribs and costal cartilage. The deformity of sternum is secondary to rib deformity, which affects the breathing and circulation of chest wall deformity. A few children's chicken breast is congenital, and the second nature chicken breast is mostly caused by rickets.

Second: chicken breast is a wedge-shaped protrusion on the chest wall, which is like the sternum of birds, so it is named. The causes of this deformity are: X-ray chest film 1, congenital dysplasia in the fetal or infant period, the development of the sternum and spine, ribs imbalance, resulting in the deformity of the chest.

Third: the sternum protrudes forward, which is called chicken breast. Chicken breast is a common thoracic deformity. It is generally considered to be related to heredity as pectus excavatum deformity. Most people think that it is caused by excessive growth of ribs and costal cartilage. The deformity of sternum is secondary to rib deformity, which can affect the breathing and circulation of chest wall deformity.

matters needing attention

If the degree of chicken breast is light, it can disappear naturally with the growth of age, but the heavier one will be difficult to heal for a lifetime. Therefore, once found, it is necessary to ask the doctor to diagnose the cause, and then the right medicine, as soon as possible to treat the disease.