title: Surgical treatment of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to the clavicle haematogenic subacute osteomyelitis.
abstract: A rare case of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to subacute osteomyelitis (SOM) of clavicle is presented. It was treated successfully with scalenectomy combined with clavicle and first rib resection and reconstruction of the clavicle using vascularised seventh rib transfer. Various issues involved in the diagnosis and management of such a case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Microsurgery of Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia. kapickis@handsurgery.lv
authors.forename: Kapickis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Amitabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Guntars
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pupelis
mesh_terms: D002968:Clavicle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult