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    TITLE: Thoracic outlet syndrome in whiplash injury.
    AUTHORS: Capistrant TD
    SOURCE: Ann Surg 1977 Feb;185(2):175-8
    CITATION IDS: PMID: 836089 UI: 77110885
    ABSTRACT: Thirty-five cases of thoracic outlet syndrome complicating whiplash or cervical strain injury were studied. Thirty cases had confirmation by the demonstration of slowed ulnar nerve conduction velocity (UNCV) through the thoracic outlet. Two distinct groups of patients were found. An acute group, seen an average of 3 1/2 months post injury, had severe neck pain with often mild or incidental thoracic outlet syndrome. A chronic group, with symptoms persisting more than 2 years after cervical injury, often had thoracic outlet symptoms as the predominant complaint. This study suggests that the arm aches and parethesias seen in association with both acute and chronic cervical strain injury are most often secondary to thoracic outlet syndrome.
    MAIN MESH HEADINGS: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/*etiology
    Whiplash Injuries/*complications
    ADDITIONAL MESH HEADINGS: Adult
    Female
    Human
    Male
    Middle Age
    Neural Conduction
    Neurologic Examination
    Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/diagnosis
    Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/therapy
    Ulnar Nerve/physiopathology
    Whiplash Injuries/therapy
    PUBLICATION TYPES: JOURNAL ARTICLE
    LANGUAGES: Eng

     

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