[Thoracic outlet syndromes].
Thoracic outlet syndromes (TOS) may induce neurologic signs, vascular pathology, and pain, but the clinical signs are often unclear. The relationship between a cervical bony abnormality is often unclear, and the investigations not always contributive. First-line treatment consists in physiotherapy. Surgery remains controversial, in both its indication as its modalities. However, well-adapted surgery gives a good result in 60-85% of cases.
Faculté de médecine Saint-Antoine-Paris, Académie nationale de chirurgie, institut de la Main, 6, square Jouvenet, 75016 Paris, France. agilbert@wanadoo.fr
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D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome