title: Thoracic outlet syndrome: definition, aetiological factors, diagnosis, management and occupational impact.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thoracic outlet syndrome is a controversial cause of neck and shoulder pain due to complex mechanisms involving muscular dysfunction and nerve compression. Although management of thoracic outlet syndrome must be based on a multidisciplinary approach, physicians and occupational therapist should be familiar with the principles of diagnosis and treatment.
  The purpose of this article is to review the definitions, diagnosis and management of this syndrome. A particular emphasis was described on the links between the workplace and the individual in the pathogenesis, prevalence in the workforce and the course of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Chirurgie de la Main, Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, CHU Trousseau, Tours, France.
authors.forename: Jacky
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laulan
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodaix
authors.forename: Penelope
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jauffret
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roquelaure
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Descatha
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy