Exercise‐induced thoracic outlet syndrome and concomitant osteomyelitis in cervical rib with a possible familial origin: A case report

Cervical ribs are rare and usually asymptomatic. Occasionally, they can cause nerve impingements and compressive symptoms. In cervical ribs, osteomyelitis secondary to trauma is unheard of. We report such a case made more interesting by the familial presence of bilateral cervical ribs in two generat...

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Autores principales: Bint I Bilal, Ammara, Gul, Mohammadshah Isam, Ata, Fateen, Ibrahem, Renan E., Danjuma, Muhammad I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9033646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35474983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5514
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Sumario:Cervical ribs are rare and usually asymptomatic. Occasionally, they can cause nerve impingements and compressive symptoms. In cervical ribs, osteomyelitis secondary to trauma is unheard of. We report such a case made more interesting by the familial presence of bilateral cervical ribs in two generations, indicating a familial origin.

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