Chicken breast meat means that the sternum obviously protrudes forward, while the ribs on both sides incline downward and inward, resulting in the chest becoming the same shape as the sternum of chickens, pigeons and birds, hence the name "chicken breast meat".
Chicken breasts are mostly caused by rickets in children, that is, the lack of sufficient vitamin D in the body hinders the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, leading to osteomalacia, and the joint between chest ribs and sternum invaginates, making the sternum protrude and forming chicken breasts. This deformity is often formed around 1 year, but in fact, the chicken breasts we see after 2~3 years old are the sequelae of rickets in children. In addition to chicken breasts, children often have other deformities, such as square skulls, "X" legs and "O" legs.
Severe chicken breasts not only affect the beauty of the body, but also have a certain impact on the circulation and respiratory function due to the inward depression of the ribs on both sides. Children are prone to fatigue and repeated respiratory infections. For children with chicken breast meat under 3 years old, anti-rickets treatment should be actively given, including calcium supplementation and vitamin D supplementation, while children after 3 years old are mostly sequelae, and calcium and vitamin D treatment is ineffective.
Generally mild chicken breast will gradually disappear with the growth of the body. Strengthening physical exercise, such as chest expansion exercise, push-ups, head-up and other exercises, two or three times a day can accelerate the correction of deformity. Generally speaking, mild chicken breast has little effect on the heart and lungs, and the effect of surgical treatment of chicken breast is not ideal at present. In addition, strengthening pectoralis major exercise during the growth and development of boys can improve the appearance of chicken breast protrusion deformity, and the development of mammary glands also makes up for the appearance deformity of girls' sternum after puberty.
Therefore, unless it is a serious deformity, surgical treatment is generally not recommended.
2. What is chicken breast?
Chicken breast is a common chest deformity, and its symptoms are as follows: the front wall of the chest is wedge-shaped like the sternum of birds, which is also the origin of "chicken breast"
Etiology: 1. In the fetal or infant period, the development of sternum, spine and ribs is unbalanced, leading to chest deformity. 2. After infants are born, they can't get enough nutrition and suffer from some malnutrition diseases, such as rickets in children, which will affect the development of sternum for a long time and cause thoracic deformity.
3. Secondary thoracic diseases. For example, some congenital heart diseases, the enlarged heart compresses the chest wall, forming a chicken breast deformity.
Children with chicken breasts not only affect the cardiopulmonary function, reduce the resistance of respiratory organs, but also affect the children's physical beauty, thus causing psychological burden to children and even becoming a lifelong pain for children.
3. What is chicken breast?
Chicken breast is a wedge-shaped protrusion on the front wall of the chest, which looks like the sternum of birds, hence the name.
Funnel chest is a kind of concave deformity of the front wall of the chest, which looks like a funnel. These are two common chest deformities.
The causes of these two malformations are: 1. Congenital dysplasia of fetus or baby, unbalanced development of sternum, spine and ribs, resulting in thoracic deformity.
2。 After being born, malnourished babies can't get enough nutrition and suffer from some malnourished diseases, such as rickets in children, which will affect the sternum development for a long time and cause thoracic deformity.
3。 Secondary diseases of thoracic cavity.
For example, some congenital heart diseases, the enlarged heart compresses the chest wall, forming a chicken breast deformity. Flat chest deformity caused by chronic empyema.
Generally, mild thoracic deformity has little effect on human physiological function, so preventive measures should be taken to prevent it from continuing to develop. For example, chest deformity is more serious, especially funnel chest. The heart and lungs in the chest are compressed to varying degrees, and even the heart is displaced, and the pulmonary ventilation function is also affected. If it develops further, it is easy to have serious diseases such as respiratory tract infection.
The diagnosis of pectus excavatum and chicken breast should pass chest examination. In order to determine whether there are indications for surgical treatment, necessary chest X-ray examination and determination of heart and brain function should be carried out. Cases of pectus excavatum and chicken breast complicated with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction are rare. Children with slight deformities can be corrected with age and physical development.
This situation does not need special treatment, and can be observed after 3-5 years old. Attention should be paid to the prevention and treatment of primary rickets. For children with severe deformity, especially children with pectus excavatum complicated with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction, surgical treatment should be given.
This kind of operation should be treated by experienced doctors in specialized hospitals.
4. How to prevent chicken breasts
Grain 1. In the third trimester, mothers should pay attention to nutrition, eat more foods containing vitamin D and protein such as eggs and animal livers, often bask in the sun, and take vitamin D and calcium under the guidance of doctors.
2. Newborn babies should try to breastfeed, because nutrients such as vitamin D in breast milk are easy to absorb. When the 4-month-old baby starts to add complementary food, don't give priority to cereals, otherwise it will affect the absorption of calcium in the diet.
Eggs, liver and other foods containing more vitamin D should be gradually added. Sunbathing is the most convenient, economical, safe and effective way to prevent rickets.
After the baby has passed the full moon, you can gradually increase the time spent in the sun. In normal weather, sunbathing for about 2 hours a day can meet the needs of vitamin D.
Avoid direct sunlight in summer and play in the shade. Don't wear a hat or mask through the glass when you are in the sun, otherwise you can't fight rickets.
Taking medicine on time is also an essential preventive measure. The baby should take vitamin D and calcium under the guidance of a doctor half a month after birth, and regularly go to a health care unit for health check-up.