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Thoracic outlet syndrome in whiplash
injury.
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SOURCE:
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Ann Surg 1977 Feb;185(2):175-8
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CITATION IDS:
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PMID: 836089 UI: 77110885
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ABSTRACT:
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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.
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MAIN MESH HEADINGS:
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/*etiology
Whiplash Injuries/*complications
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ADDITIONAL MESH HEADINGS:
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Adult
Female
Human
Male
Middle Age
Neural Conduction
Neurologic Examination
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/diagnosis
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/therapy
Ulnar Nerve/physiopathology
Whiplash Injuries/therapy
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