Isolated Cervical Rib Fracture: A Rare Etiology of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | Zendy

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Isolated Cervical Rib Fracture: A Rare Etiology of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Author(s) -

Rayees Ahmad Dar,

Sabiya Hamid Wani,

Majid Mushtaque

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2011/163792

Subject(s) - medicine , cervical rib , etiology , surgery , thoracic outlet syndrome , cervical spine , rib cage , thoracic spine , anatomy , psychiatry

Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity and usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman with history of fall two months back. She presented with symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome for one month. Isolated left cervical rib fracture was documented on X-ray cervical spine. Her fractured cervical rib was resected through a supraclavicular approach, and symptoms resolved completely in the postoperative period.

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