Pectus deformities are common anterior chest wall pathologies. Pectus excavatum is the most common chest deformity with an incidence of 0.1-0.3%. Although the incidence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is 0.2-3% in the community, some studies show that this rate rises to 17.61-25.58% when it is associated with pectus deformity. While the pectus excavatum rotates the heart to the left with its ribs and cartilages, it pushes the thoracic vertebra to the right side with the internal counterforce created by the heart, which has been shown to push the spine to the right with an asymmetric horizontal force in scoliosis patients with pectus deformity. Based on this, in study, investigators aimed to determine whether there is any relationship between pectus deformities and spinal pathologies, and if there is a relationship, with which pathology it is most common, whether the type of scoliosis seen in pectus deformities with a prominent scoliosis prevalence is a pectus-specific curve, and whether this curve seen in scoliosis is associated with pectus. To determine whether there is a footprint or not.
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Pectus Study Form
Timeframe: Within 1 week of applying to the scoliosis outpatient clinic
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
Timeframe: Within 1 week of applying to the scoliosis outpatient clinic
Body Aesthetic Clinical Evaluation (TRACE)
Timeframe: Within 1 week of applying to the scoliosis outpatient clinic