First, what is a chicken breast chicken breast refers to the deformity of the sternum protruding forward. This is a common disease with the second highest incidence rate among pectus excavatum posterior chest wall malformations. Guidance may be one of the manifestations of specific diseases, just like chicken breasts and funnel breasts. Marfan syndrome, neurofibromatosis, mucopolysaccharide storage disease, skeletal dysplasia and other diseases. Get the surgeon's attention. It is best to go to the hospital for X-ray or CT scan. The right sternum is slightly prominent and obviously asymmetrical, but it may also be painless. Because the body is not completely symmetrical. Especially in the case of unbalanced strength between the two sides, for example, some people are used to working and working with their right hands, and the bones or muscles on the right side may develop stronger.
Second, the cause of the protruding bone in the chest The protruding bone in the baby's chest can be called chicken breast, which is a congenital developmental abnormality. In addition, there are children with acquired malnutrition (such as calcium and vitamin deficiency), and these patients will be gradually found around the age of 6. Some patients have no clinical manifestations, and sometimes have clinical symptoms such as dyspnea and fatigue. There will also be repeated upper respiratory tract infections and coughs. According to the degree of chicken breast, you can choose conservative or surgical treatment. The bones in an adult's chest are conspicuous, but if there are no symptoms, it looks thin and the chest may appear prominent. This situation does not need treatment.
The causes of chicken breast are congenital dysplasia, malnutrition, kindness, rickets and so on. Chicken breasts are mostly caused by rickets in children, and treatment with calcium and vitamin D has no effect. Generally mild chicken breast will gradually disappear with the growth of the body. Strengthening physical exercise, such as breast augmentation, push-ups, head-up and other exercises, about two or three times a day, can accelerate the correction of deformity.