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CC BY 4.0 · J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj 2022; 17(01): e30-e32
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753541
Case Report

Bilateral Thoracic Outlet Syndrome from Anomalous 8th Cervical Vertebrae Ribs

Scott Ferris
1   Department of Plastic, Hand and Faciomaxillary Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sarah Lonie 
1   Department of Plastic, Hand and Faciomaxillary Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Abstract

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of diverse disorders resulting from compression of neurovascular structures as they pass from the lower neck to upper limb. Neurological symptoms, such as pain, weakness, or paraesthesia, are much more common than vascular symptoms such as pallor or venous congestion. Anatomical abnormalities can contribute to this condition. Thirty percent of patients with TOS can have a cervical rib, arising from the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra, compared with 1% of the general population. We report the first case in the literature of neurogenic TOS from a cervical rib arising from a supernumerary 8th cervical vertebra. This patient had immediate improvement in TOS symptoms following scalene muscle surgery and resection of cervical and first thoracic ribs.

Keywords

thoracic outlet syndrome - eighth cervical vertebra - cervical rib - brachial plexus


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Eingereicht: 01. Juni 2022

Angenommen: 08. Juni 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
18. Juli 2022

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