1. What is chicken breast?

Chicken breast means that the sternum protrudes forward significantly, while the ribs on both sides slope downward and inward, causing the breast to look like chickens, pigeons, and birds. It has the same shape as the breastbone, hence the name "chicken breast".

Chicken breasts are mostly caused by rickets in children. That is, the lack of enough vitamin D in the body causes obstacles in calcium and phosphorus absorption, resulting in osteomalacia. The connection between the chest ribs and the sternum is inverted, causing the sternum to protrude. Form into chicken breasts. This kind of deformity often forms around 1 year old. In fact, the chicken breast we see after 2 to 3 years old is the sequela of childhood rickets. In addition to chicken breast, children often have other deformities, such as square skull, "X" ” shaped legs, “O” shaped legs, etc.

In addition to affecting the appearance of the body, severe chicken breasts compress the heart and lungs due to the inwardly concave ribs on both sides, which has a certain impact on circulation and respiratory functions. Children are prone to fatigue and repeated respiratory infections. For children with breast cancer under 3 years old, anti-rickets treatment should be actively given, including calcium and vitamin D supplementation. Children after 3 years old mostly have sequelae, and calcium and vitamin D treatments are ineffective.

Generally, mild chicken breasts will gradually disappear with physical growth. Strengthening physical exercises, such as chest expansion exercises, push-ups, head-raising and other exercises, two to three times a day can speed up the correction of the deformity. Generally speaking, mild chicken breast does not have a great impact on the heart and lungs, and the current surgical treatment of chicken breast is not satisfactory. In addition, boys should strengthen their pectoralis major muscles during the growth and development period to make them plump and strong, which can improve their performance. The appearance of protruding breast is deformed. After puberty, the development of mammary glands in girls also makes up for the deformity of the sternum in appearance.

So unless it is a severe deformity, surgical treatment is generally not recommended.

2. What is chicken breast

Chicken breast is a common thoracic deformity. The symptoms are as follows: the front wall of the chest is wedge-shaped and bulges like the sternum of a bird. It is also a "chicken breast". "The origin of.

Causes: 1. During the fetus or infant period, the development of the sternum, vertebrae, and ribs is unbalanced, resulting in thoracic deformity. 2. Infants and young children do not receive adequate nutrition after birth and suffer from certain malnutrition diseases, such as rickets in children. Over time, this can affect the development of the sternum, leading to thoracic deformity.

3. Diseases secondary to the chest cavity. For example, in some congenital heart diseases, the enlarged heart compresses the chest wall, forming a pectus pectus deformity.

Children suffering from breast cancer not only affects the cardiopulmonary function and reduces the resistance of the respiratory organs, but also affects the child's physical beauty, causing psychological burden to the child and even becoming a lifetime pain for the child.

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 a bird, so it is named after it.

Pectus excavatum is a sunken deformity of the front chest wall, shaped like a funnel. These are two common thoracic deformities.

The causes of these two deformities are: 1. Congenital developmental abnormalities: During the fetus or infant period, the development of the sternum, vertebrae, and ribs is unbalanced, resulting in thoracic deformity.

2. Malnutrition: Infants and young children do not receive adequate nutrition after birth and suffer from certain malnutrition diseases, such as rickets in children. Over time, this can affect the development of the sternum, leading to thoracic deformity.

3. Secondary to disease within the chest.

For example, in some congenital heart diseases, the enlarged heart compresses the chest wall, forming a pectus pectus deformity. Flat chest deformity caused by chronic empyema, etc.

Generally, mild thoracic deformity has little impact on the physiological functions of the human body, and preventive measures should be taken to prevent its continued development. If the thoracic deformity is severe, especially pectus excavatum, the organs, heart and lungs in the chest are compressed to varying degrees, and may even cause the heart to shift, and the pulmonary ventilation function is also affected. If it develops further, serious illnesses such as respiratory tract infections may easily occur. .

Pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum are diagnosed through thoracic inspection. In order to determine whether there are indications for surgical treatment, necessary chest X-ray examination and heart and brain function measurement should also be performed. Cases of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum combined with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction are rare. Children with minor deformities can be corrected with age and physical development.

This situation does not require special treatment and can be observed after 3-5 years of age, and attention should be paid to the prevention and treatment of the primary disease rickets.

For severe deformities, especially those with pectus excavatum and severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction, surgical treatment should be given.

This type of surgery should be performed by experienced doctors in specialized hospitals.

4. How to prevent chicken breast

Cereals 1. Mothers should pay attention to nutrition during the third trimester of pregnancy, eat more eggs, animal liver and other foods rich in vitamin D and protein, and often bask in the sun. , and take vitamin D and calcium supplements under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Newborn babies should be breastfed as much as possible, because vitamin D and other nutrients in breast milk are easy to absorb. When a 4-month-old baby starts to add complementary foods, do not focus on cereals, otherwise it will affect the absorption of calcium salts in the diet.

Eggs, liver and other foods rich in vitamin D should be gradually added. 3. Sunbathing is the most convenient, economical, safe and effective way to prevent rickets.

After the baby is one month old, the sun exposure time can be gradually increased. Under normal weather, about 2 hours of sunshine a day can meet your vitamin D needs.

Avoid direct sunlight in summer and play in the shade of trees. Do not stand behind glass, wear a hat or a mask when basking in the sun, otherwise the purpose of fighting rickets will not be achieved.

4. Taking medicine on time is also an essential preventive measure. Babies should take vitamin D and calcium supplements under the guidance of a doctor for half a month after birth, and go to a health care unit for regular health check-ups.