| Literature DB >> 19732463 |
Lars B Dahlin1, Clas Backman, Henrik Düppe, Harukazu Saito, Anette Chemnitz, Kasim Abul-Kasim, Pavel Maly.
Abstract
Presence of a cervical rib in children is extremely rare, particularly when symptoms of compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus occur. We present two cases with such a condition, where two young girls, 11 and 16 years of age were treated by resection of the cervical rib after a supraclavicular exploration of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus. The procedure led to successful results, objectively verified with tests in a work simulator, at one year follow-up.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID： 19732463 PMCID： PMC2742518 DOI： 10.1186/1749-7221-4-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj ISSN： 1749-7221