Pectus Carinatum / Rib Flare

Pectus Carinatum is a deformity of the chest whereby the sternum and/or ribs attaching to the sternum are excessively deviated anteriorly. Rib Flare is a deformity of the anterior lower ribs whereby the ribs are excessively deviated anteriorly or antero-laterally. The experience of orthotist, Gez Bowman CO, who has fitted over 1000 braces is that PC can often be fully corrected and Rib Flare mostly corrected if the brace is worn initially for a short period of 23.75 hours/day. Given this assumption, the following calculator is used to predict the wear time needed to achieve an effective outcome based up the factors of age, deformity location and severity.