Cervical rib prevalence and its association with thoracic outlet syndrome: a meta-analysis of 141 studies with surgical considerations

BM Henry, J Vikse, B Sanna, D Taterra, M Gomulska… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cervical ribs (CR) are supernumerary ribs that arise from the seventh cervical
vertebra. In the presence of CR, the boundaries of the interscalene triangle can be further …

Thoracic outlet syndrome part I: systematic review of the literature and consensus on anatomy, diagnosis, and classification of thoracic outlet syndrome by the …

NF Dengler, S Ferraresi, S Rochkind, N Denisova… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Although numerous articles have been published not only on the
classification of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) but also on diagnostic standards, timing, and …

Bone development in laboratory mammals used in developmental toxicity studies

JM DeSesso, AR Scialli - Birth defects research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluation of the skeleton in laboratory animals is a standard component of developmental
toxicology testing. Standard methods of performing the evaluation have been established …

Ultrasound of the brachial plexus

JF Griffith - Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Examination of the brachial plexus with ultrasound is efficient because it allows many parts
of the brachial plexus as well as the surrounding soft tissues to be assessed with high …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiological, morphological, and clinical aspects of the cervical ribs in humans

Ł Spadliński, T Cecot, A Majos, L Stefańczyk… - BioMed Research …, 2016 - hindawi.com
A familiarity with the anatomy of some types of bone anomalies is necessary for clinicians
involved in many medical areas. The aim of this paper is to review the newest literature …

ACR appropriateness criteria imaging in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome

JM Moriarty, DF Bandyk, DF Broderick… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thoracic outlet syndrome is a clinical entity characterized by compression of the
neurovascular bundle, and may be associated with additional findings such as venous …

Ultrasonographic identification of fibromuscular bands associated with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: the “wedge-sickle” sign

Z Arányi, A Csillik, J Böhm, T Schelle - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a disorder characterized by compression of the lower
trunk of the brachial plexus, most often in association with anomalous congenital …

Evaluation and management of arterial thoracic outlet syndrome

LL Nguyen, AJS Hoo - Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2021 - thoracic.theclinics.com
The least common form of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), arterial TOS (aTOS), typically
represents approximately 1% of TOS cases. 1 Mayo 2 has been credited as being the first to …

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® thoracic outlet syndrome

O Zurkiya, S Ganguli, SP Kalva, JH Chung… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is the clinical entity that occurs with compression of the
brachial plexus, subclavian artery, and/or subclavian vein at the superior thoracic outlet …

[HTML][HTML] Neural entrapments associated with musculoskeletal anatomical variations of the upper limb: Literature review

M Orellana-Donoso, JJ Valenzuela-Fuenzalida… - … Research in Anatomy, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction In the upper there are different neural entrapment sites that can be associated
with neighboring structures which in turn can mimic other neural entrapments syndromes …