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arterial thoracic outlet syndrome

A rare disorder due to compression of the subclavian artery by a fully formed cervical rib or an abnormal 1st thoracic rib. Clinical manifestations: - thrombus formation in the dilated arterial segment - ischemic muscle pain in the upper limb

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ischemia

General

cervical rib syndrome

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.