Case presentation An 8-year patient presented with chest pain and hunched posture after a recent trauma to the anterior chest wall. He attempted to do a backflip in an inflatable bounce house and landed incorrectly with his lower extremities flexed, resulting in a direct blow to his anterior chest wall. He had a brief episode of chest pain and breathlessness but resumed playing after a few minutes. Following this, he had chest pain that worsened with exertion and while standing in extension postures.
He gradually developed a hunched posture with a predilection of holding his arms in front of his body. He had no history of fever, cough, bleeding, dyspnea, and dysphagia. Physical examination Vitals within the normal range BMI 19.7 kg/m2 No palpable deformity, mild tenderness over the sternum Full range of motion, pain on thoracic movements No obvious findings on auscultation The abdomen…
