Sternal ectopia correction methods include brace correction and surgical correction.
Generally speaking, mild sternal ectopia can be left untreated if it does not affect normal cardiorespiratory function and spontaneous breathing is normal. However, once it affects the cardiopulmonary function, it can be corrected if necessary.
1. Brace correction: reconstructing the shape of thorax through CT scan and wearing customized brace is the ideal non-invasive treatment for sternal exostosis, which is suitable for younger children. It is suitable for younger children. Older children have a higher failure rate due to the longer wearing time of the brace because of the more complete development of bones.
2. Surgical correction: For moderate to severe deformity, compression of thoracic volume, surgical treatment is needed, using a bony thoracic external plate to compress the chest wall of the protruding chest wall, which is suitable for children over ten years old.
If you are found to be suffering from sternal exostosis, you need to choose the treatment plan reasonably under the guidance of the doctor, and you can’t treat it blindly, so as not to affect the prognosis.