Department of General Thoracic Surgery, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Halandri, Athens 15238, Greece Correspondence to: Dr Sakellaridis Department of General Thoracic Surgery, 401 General Army ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is relatively common but often goes undiagnosed in the patient with upper extremity pain—the elevated first rib syndrome. The first rib and the ...

The New York Yankees just can’t seem to escape from the clutches of the dreaded injury bug. Yankee’s manager Aaron Boone announced Friday afternoon that 2017 Rookie o f the Year and MVP runner-up ...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the feasibility of using computer-enhanced instrumentation to improve visualization and therefore patient safety during transaxillary first rib resection.

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Vascular. 2005;13(6):327-335. Since this inquiry 20 years ago, there has not been a formal investigation of this complication. The "punching" injury or the inflicted injury by sharp instrumentation ...