Thoracic outlet syndrome treated by double osteotomy of a clavicular malunion: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 437-440

  Connolly, John F ^a,b   Ganjianpour, Mehrdad ^a,c  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tower Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

^c Tower Urology Institute for Incontinence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE; INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION;

ADULT; CLAVICLE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; REOPERATION; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 0036515936     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200203000-00016     Document Type: Article

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