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Indented sternum
An indented sternum is a clinical finding in which the sternum (the bone in the center of the chest between the breasts) is concave, appearing pushed into the chest.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Indented sternum?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have an indented sternum. Are there any workouts that I can use to open up my sternum?
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A 30-year old asked:
Will stretching help get rid of my indented sternum?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will lifting weights help get rid of an indented sternum ?
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A 32-year old asked:
I have an indented sternum. Are there any workouts that I can increase muscle mass on my sternum?
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A 48-year old asked:
What to do if I have an indented sternum, strong build, are there any workouts that i can increase muscle mass on my sternum?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Does mild pectus excavatum usually start in the middle of the sternum, or could it be something else? My sternum is lightly indented midsternum..?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is an indented chest bone?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I've had an indent in my chest all therw life.In the center I used to have a small black dot the size of a pincel led. Over time its now the size of a pincil eraser. Wat could tha be?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I just noticed an indent on my upper chest (upper left in antatomical pos. (opp. heart)). Looks like something small bit a chunk out of me. Thoughts?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Yesterday i woke up with a i quarter sized indent in my chest between my ribs. Last night you not only could you see the indent you can see every bone from my hips to collarbone. Today im hurting from my hips to collarbone. No injurys whats going on?
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A 26-year old female asked:
2 year old daughter has wart like bumps on chest near armpit. They are skin colored and NOT indented. ?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I'm having really hard pain in the middle under the sternum, it happened once before about a month ago, its really bad pain?
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A female asked:
I'm an ex nurse and feeling a thrill every 8-10 minutes for last 14 hours above sternum to to left of chest area. Should i call dr? Feel fine
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A 20-year old male asked:
Center chest pain occurs every mrng aftr waking up i know this is not any cardio prob. Coz i m just 20. Is this sternum?If yes , then what should I do
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A 32-year old female asked:
For months I've had a funny 'bubbly' feeling come and go in my chest especially when I lay down- now I'm feeling a pain in my sternum at random times?
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A female asked:
Doesnt happen often but ive had 4 charlie horselike spasms on the right side of my sternum. Possible hernia? I'm 32 and good health usually.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am having spasms in the area below my sternum.
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A 30-year old asked:
What could happen if my son gets hit in the sternum?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I feel that I have a fraction at the sternum , what shall i do?
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A 42-year old asked:
What could a bump in my sternum mean?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is a knot on the upper sternum normal?
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A 41-year old asked:
How do I deal with manubrium sternum pain?
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A male asked:
Pushed in sternum and uneven chest cavity?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it normal to have a hard bump below your sternum?
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A 46-year old asked:
How long does the pain last from a fractured sternum?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why would a child's sternum hurt when doing push ups?
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A 39-year old asked:
I have pain right underneath my sternum area after I eat?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you tell me how to know if I have fractured my sternum?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can I do for chest pain in the right side of my sternum?
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