Harrenstein deformity

Classification according to ICD-10
Q67.8	Other congenital deformities of the thorax
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The Harrenstein deformity is an asymmetry of the thorax . The sternum is twisted in the longitudinal axis. The ribs arise on one side so that they protrude above the level of the sternum - like a funnel chest . On the opposite side they appear lowered like a keel chest . As a rule, this does not result in a functional deficit and therefore no need for an operative correction.

literature

• Peter Matzen: Kinderorthopädie , 1st edition, Urban & Fischer, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-24020-1

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