Pseudarthrosis of Cervical Rib: An Unusual Cause of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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• 作者：S. Raja Sabapathy ; Hari Venkatramani ; Praveen Bhardwaj
• 关键词：Pseudarthrosis ; cervical rib ; thoracic outlet syndrome
• 刊名：The Journal of Hand Surgery
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：December 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：35
• 期：12
• 页码：2018-2021
• 全文大小：670 K

文摘

Thoracic outlet syndrome is uncommon in adolescence. Cervical rib fracture is an extremely rare cause of thoracic outlet syndrome in this age group. We report an unusual case of thoracic outlet syndrome in a 14-year-old girl caused by pseudarthrosis of the cervical rib. A magnetic resonance imaging scan showed significant compression of the brachial plexus by the pseudarthrosis mass. Excision of the cervical rib through a supraclavicular approach gave excellent results in this case.