Compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus by a cervical rib in two adolescent girls: case reports and surgical treatment.
Presence of a cervical rib in children is extremely rare, particularly when symptoms of compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus occur. We present two cases with such a condition, where two young girls, 11 and 16 years of age were treated by resection of the cervical rib after a supraclavicular exploration of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus. The procedure led to successful results, objectively verified with tests in a work simulator, at one year follow-up.
Dahlin
Lars B
LB
Hand Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. lars.dahlin@med.lu.se
Backman
Clas
C
Düppe
Henrik
H
Saito
Harukazu
H
Chemnitz
Anette
A
Abul-Kasim
Kasim
K
Maly
Pavel
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