The prevalence of chest wall deformity in Turkish children

Yücel Akkaş Neslihan Gülay Peri Bulent Kocer Gültekin Gülbahar Fatma Nur Baran Aksakal

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2018)

In this study conducted in a large population, chest wall deformities were found to be more prevalent in boys (0.96%) and pectus carinatum was found as the most common deformity type in our country, contrary to the literature.

Keyphrases

systematic review
young adults
risk factors