Thoracic outlet syndrome and the shoulder.
Thoracic outlet syndrome may be the cause of symptoms wrongly attributed to shoulder pathology, or it may accompany or result from shoulder injury. If misdiagnosed, it may leave the physician wondering why relevant shoulder therapy fails to result in a return to full potential, but if correctly diagnosed, it can be cured or ameliorated.
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000503:physiopathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000503:physiopathology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery