title: Nonunion of first rib fracture in a softball player: case report of a rare cause of thoracic outlet syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Shawna L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: bponce@uabmc.edu.
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ponce
keywords: case report; female athlete; first rib fracture; first rib resection; neurovascular; nonunion; softball; thoracic outlet syndrome