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J Reconstr Microsurg 1992; 8(4): 313-317
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006714
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© 1992 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Pathology of the Shoulder as it Relates to the Differential Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Compression

L. Scott Levin, A. Lee Dellon
  • Divisions of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC and Department of Plastic and Neurologic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Accepted for publication 1992

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Shoulder pathology and its diagnosis must be considered in evaluation of the patient suspected of having thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). Overlooking usually treatable conditions in the shoulder may lead to unfavorable results, if treatment is directed, instead, to neurolysis of the brachial plexus or first rib resection.

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