Thoracic outlet syndrome in an adolescent with bilateral bifid ribs

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 558-560

  Çaǧli, Kerim ^a   Özçakar, Levent ^b,d   Beyazit, Murat ^a   Sirmali, Mehmet ^c  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bifid rib; Cervical rib; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB MALFORMATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL RIB SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; RIBS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33750007306     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20280     Document Type: Article

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