Case presentation: painless arm swelling in a high school football player.
Paget-Schroetter syndrome, more commonly called "effort thrombosis," has been well documented in the literature but is considered an uncommon cause of morbidity in the athletic population. We describe a case of axillary-subclavian vein thrombosis ("effort thrombosis") that presented as painless arm swelling in a high school football player. This case reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and management of this difficult problem in a young athlete.
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Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic and Sports Medicine Center, Columbus, GA 31995-3299.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries*