Thoracic outlet syndrome: A review

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Sanders, Richard J ^a,c   Hammond, Sharon L ^b   Rao, Neal M ^b  

^a ROSE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome; Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Venous thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB RESECTION; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INJURY;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 57749117151     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e318176b98d     Document Type: Review

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