Cervical rib fracture: An unusual etiology of thoracic outlet syndrome in a child

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-296

  Martins, Roberto S ^a,b,c   Siqueira, Mario G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA MARCELINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Cervical rib; Child; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HAND PALM; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TINGLING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; X RAY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 34447314430     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103309     Document Type: Article

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