Chest wall deformities
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Chest wall deformities may refer to:
- Kyphosis – curvature of the spine – anterior-posterior
- Scoliosis – curvature of the spine – lateral
- Barrel chest – chest wall increased anterior-posterior; normal in children; typical of hyperinflation seen in COPD
- Pectus excavatum
- Pectus carinatum
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