Clin Orthop Surg.  2009 Mar;1(1):54-57. 10.4055/cios.2009.1.1.54.

Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Secondary to Clavicular Malunion

• Yoo MJ
• Seo JB
• Kim JP
• Lee JH

• KMID: 1127915
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/cios.2009.1.1.54

Abstract

According to the literature, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) secondary to the malunion of displaced fractures of the clavicle is rare. Various surgical methods, including simple neurolysis, resection of the first rib or clavicle and corrective osteotomy, have been reported. We report a case of TOS secondary to malunion of the clavicle that was treated by an anterior and middle scalenectomy without a rib resection.

Keyword

Clavicle; Malunion; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Scalenetomy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Humans
Low Back Pain/etiology
Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery
Male
Postoperative Complications/*microbiology
Spondylitis/etiology/*microbiology
Thoracic Vertebrae/*microbiology/pathology
Tuberculosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
Tuberculosis, Spinal/complications/drug therapy/*microbiology
Adult
Clavicle/*injuries
Fractures, Malunited/*complications
Humans
Male
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/etiology/radiography/*surgery