If the chicken breast is not effectively controlled, it will cause the chest to have the same shape as the chicken breast, so it is very ugly and will affect the child's self-confidence; In addition, because sternal malformation will compress lung tissue, it will lead to the onset of inflammatory diseases; At the same time, it will also cause the child's respiratory function to be affected, and symptoms such as dyspnea and decreased vital capacity will occur.
Chicken breast, also known as pigeon breast, is called chicken breast because its sternum bulges forward, which looks like the breast of a chicken or pigeon. It is the second common chest deformity in the front chest wall, which is less common than funnel chest, with an incidence rate of about one thousandth, and the male-female ratio is about 4:1,accounting for 16.7% of all chest wall malformations. The symptoms appear late, and more than 50% are in/.
The etiology is not clear, and it may be related to heredity, with a family history of about 20% ~ 25%; It is generally believed that it is caused by the overgrowth of ribs and costal cartilage. The deformity of sternum is secondary to rib deformity and can also be secondary to diseases in the chest cavity.