ribochondritis is one of the common clinical diseases, which brings great pain to patients and also has a big impact on life. Because the site of the disease is in the chest, it is easy to be confused with other diseases and cause misdiagnosis. Misjudgment occurs, so we need to learn more about the common sense of the disease and strive for early detection and treatment.

　　Clinical costal osteochondritis Occurs in 20 to 30 women, the ratio of men to women is 1:9. The onset can be acute or slow, and the acute person can have sudden onset, chest pain, jump pain or soreness; the attacker is slow onset. After the onset, the costal cartilage is swollen and bumpy, but the skin is not red, and I feel dull chest pain Or sharp pain, the most obvious pain is on the outer edge of the sternum. Pain relieves when resting or lying on the side. After deep breathing, coughing, supine, chest stiffness, and fatigue, the pain worsens.

　　In severe cases, deep breathing, coughing, or movement of the affected upper limbs intensifies pain, and even cannot raise arms. After the pain disappears, the lump can remain for a long time. The disease usually heals itself within a few months, and individual cases can last for several years. X-ray pictures are normal, or calcification of costal cartilage can be seen. A tissue examination from the ward showed edema of the periosteum and surrounding soft tissue.

　　costal chondritis is generally only treated symptomatically, such as taking analgesics, hot compresses, physical therapy or procaine partial closure. If the pain is not relieved by long-term medical treatment, which affects the patient''s mood and work, or if local malignant tumors cannot be excluded, costal cartilage resection may be considered.

　　The occurrence of this disease may be related to upper respiratory tract infection. Therefore, prevention should first avoid the sense of feeling, often open the window to ventilate, so that the indoor air is fresh. Go less in public places, participate in more sports activities, strengthen your own resistance, and get influenza vaccine when necessary. During labor operations, increase awareness of protection, correct posture of carrying heavy objects, do not use excessive force, and beware of thoracic costal cartilage and ligament damage.