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(095) 792- 99 - 08The birth of a child is a happy event in every family. However, the joy of parents can overshadow the news about the congenital pathologies of the baby. Thus, approximately 2% of the population is diagnosed with congenital deformities of the chest.
The causes of this disease can be:
- violations of the formation of the skeleton during the prenatal development of the child;
- underdevelopment and abnormal development of bone structures: sternum, shoulder blades, ribs;
- violation of the development of the muscles of the chest.
Although the disease is often diagnosed at birth, the progression of chest deformity often occurs during adolescence, when there is rapid bone growth. Visible imperfections in appearance can cause a child to feel inferior, psychological complexes, but the internal processes of deformation can lead to disturbances in the work of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. However, more often in children, it is not congenital chest deformity that occurs, but acquired.
There are two most common types of curvature of the chest:
1) Funnel-shaped (leukoid) deformity, characterized by symmetrical or asymmetrical retraction of the sternum and ribs.
2) Keeled deformity, when there is a symmetrical or asymmetrical protrusion of the sternum and ribs.
Chest curvature can cause hypertension, angina pectoris, arrhythmia. Therefore, it is important to contact a specialist as soon as possible in order to establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment. In the ORC “Marusich”, the children's orthopedist-traumatologist Buzoverya Anna Nikolaevna will help you with this.
To maintain adequate functioning of the cardiovascular system and lungs, physical exercises, swimming, special programs of physiotherapy exercises (exercise therapy) can be recommended.
Save the physical and mental health of your child by contacting our experienced specialist.
The causes of this disease can be:
- violations of the formation of the skeleton during the prenatal development of the child;
- underdevelopment and abnormal development of bone structures: sternum, shoulder blades, ribs;
- violation of the development of the muscles of the chest.
Although the disease is often diagnosed at birth, the progression of chest deformity often occurs during adolescence, when there is rapid bone growth. Visible imperfections in appearance can cause a child to feel inferior, psychological complexes, but the internal processes of deformation can lead to disturbances in the work of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. However, more often in children, it is not congenital chest deformity that occurs, but acquired.
There are two most common types of curvature of the chest:
1) Funnel-shaped (leukoid) deformity, characterized by symmetrical or asymmetrical retraction of the sternum and ribs.
2) Keeled deformity, when there is a symmetrical or asymmetrical protrusion of the sternum and ribs.
Chest curvature can cause hypertension, angina pectoris, arrhythmia. Therefore, it is important to contact a specialist as soon as possible in order to establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment. In the ORC “Marusich”, the children's orthopedist-traumatologist Buzoverya Anna Nikolaevna will help you with this.
To maintain adequate functioning of the cardiovascular system and lungs, physical exercises, swimming, special programs of physiotherapy exercises (exercise therapy) can be recommended.
Save the physical and mental health of your child by contacting our experienced specialist.
