How to correct rib ectropion

Rib ectropion is due to rickets and is rarely seen in congenital rib deformities. Its correction is similar and can be done through general treatment, medication and surgery. 1. General treatment: It is recommended to go to professional medical institutions to correct mild rib ectropion by pressing the ribs with force and contracting the abdomen, which causes the pulling of the external abdominal oblique muscle and facilitates the ribs to go down gradually. 2. Drug treatment: It is recommended to actively supplement vitamin D and calcium, such as oral vitamin D drops, calcium gluconate tablets, calcium acetate granules and so on, to promote the recovery of the patient’s bones. 3. Surgery: If the rib ectropion is more serious, with abnormal shape and compression of heart, lungs and other important organs, then it needs to be treated by surgery, which will cut off the locally deformed ribs, and then assist the corresponding internal fixation of osteotomy to treat it. Patients with rib ectropion should follow the doctor’s instructions to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.