Cervical Rib Syndrome: 2 Cases Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.4.510
- Author:
Sung Soo KIM
1
;
Sung Keun SHON
;
Myung Jin LEE
;
Hyeon Jun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. tynitus@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervicial rib;
Cervical rib syndrome
- MeSH:
Cervical Rib;
Cervical Rib Syndrome;
Muscles;
Ribs;
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2008;43(4):510-513
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cerivical rib syndrome, one of four common causes of thoracic outlet syndromes, have similar symptoms which accidentally discovered in simple x-ray and needs to be distinguished with other syndromes. Thoracic outlet syndromes are classified according to anatomical structures that causes symptoms; cervical rib syndrome, scalenus anticus syndrome, costoclavicular syndrome and hyperabduction syndrome. Various treatments for thoracic outlet syndromes have been introduced, such as; conservative care, excision of cervical rib and first rib and release of anterior scalenus muscle by supraclavicular approach and excision of cervical rib and first rib by axillary approach. We would like to report a case on a 16 years old girl and a 21 years old man who had cervical rib syndrome and treated successfully without excision of the first rib but excised cervical rib and released anterior scalenus muscle by supraclavicular approach.
