title: Isolated cervical rib fracture: a rare etiology of thoracic outlet syndrome.
abstract: Isolated fracture of a cervical rib is a very rare entity and usually presents as a painless swelling or as thoracic outlet syndrome. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman with history of fall two months back. She presented with symptoms of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome for one month. Isolated left cervical rib fracture was documented on X-ray cervical spine. Her fractured cervical rib was resected through a supraclavicular approach, and symptoms resolved completely in the postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, 190011 Srinagar, J&K, India.
authors.forename: Rayees Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Sabiya Hamid
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mushtaque