title: Surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to clavicular malunion.
abstract: According to the literature, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) secondary to the malunion of displaced fractures of the clavicle is rare. Various surgical methods, including simple neurolysis, resection of the first rib or clavicle and corrective osteotomy, have been reported. We report a case of TOS secondary to malunion of the clavicle that was treated by an anterior and middle scalenectomy without a rib resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon Jib
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Joong Bae
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jong Pil
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ju Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*