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Can my son play football? he had sunken chest surgery 4 years ago. he had the old surgery where the cartiledge was removed.

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It depends.: The best thing to do is ask the doctor who did the surgery and followed him afterwards. Hopefully, they've done tests of his heart and lung function both before and after the surgery. They'd be able to tell you if he's able to play sports based on those tests.

Answered 6/3/2016

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