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Sternum Seems To Be Pushed Inside After A Bang On The Chest. Help?
Hello, I went to a mixed martial arts try-lesson, and we ve been down grappling. Somehow, my opponent came with his knee on my chest and now my sternum is kinda pushed inside. I googled around and I can only find pectus pectus excavatum but I ve not been born with it or something, it just happend with a accident. I m a 15 year-old boy.
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
I am Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi, I am Orthopaedic surgeon .
According to your history most likely you have injured sternum
.
Other possibility include congenital pectus excavatum.
you can send your clinical photograph ,
Or consult orthopedic or paediatric surgeon
I advise you to take x ray chest ,take analgesic ,rest and clinical examination from surgeon.
Hope I answered your questions.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
I am Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi, I am Orthopaedic surgeon .
According to your history most likely you have injured sternum
.
Other possibility include congenital pectus excavatum.
you can send your clinical photograph ,
Or consult orthopedic or paediatric surgeon
I advise you to take x ray chest ,take analgesic ,rest and clinical examination from surgeon.
Hope I answered your questions.
Take care
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