The Rare Case of Cervical Rib Fusion to the Second Rib

This article reports on 3 patients who presented with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome and were found to have a rare clinical entity. All 3 patients presented with a rare cervical rib, which was also found to be fused to the second rib, with no first rib at all. All underwent transaxillary cervical...

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Published inAnnals of vascular surgery Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 742.e5 - 742.e8
Main Authors Hines, Kathryn, Graf, Emma, Liu, Dianna, Freischlag, Julie A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.04.2014
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cervical Rib - abnormalities
Cervical Rib - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Rib - surgery
Decompression, Surgical - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Osteotomy
Physical Therapy Modalities
Radiography
Surgery
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - diagnosis
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - etiology
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:This article reports on 3 patients who presented with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome and were found to have a rare clinical entity. All 3 patients presented with a rare cervical rib, which was also found to be fused to the second rib, with no first rib at all. All underwent transaxillary cervical and second rib resections and anterior scalenectomy. After transaxillary thoracic outlet decompression, all completed physical therapy with complete resolution of symptoms.
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ISSN:0890-5096
1615-5947
DOI:10.1016/j.avsg.2013.05.016