Surgical treatment of thoracic outlet compression syndromes: Diagnostic considerations and transaxillary first rib resection

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-323

  Thompson, Robert W ^a,b   Petrinec, Drazen ^a,b,c  

^a Washington Univ School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIRST RIB; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB RESECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 0030929338     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900053     Document Type: Article

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