Compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus by a cervical rib in two adolescent girls: case reports and surgical treatment.

Lars Dahlin; Clas Backman; Henrik Düppe; Harukazu Saito; Anette Chemnitz; Kasim Abul-Kasim; Pavel Maly

doi:10.1186/1749-7221-4-14

Compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus by a cervical rib in two adolescent girls: case reports and surgical treatment.

Lars Dahlin, Clas Backman, Henrik Düppe, Harukazu Saito, Anette Chemnitz, Kasim Abul-Kasim, Pavel Maly

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14
Journal	Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Volume	4
Issue number	Sep 6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7221-4-14
Publication status	Published - 2009

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The record was previously connected to the following departments: Hand Surgery Research Group (013241910), Reconstructive Surgery (013240300), Medical Radiology Unit (013241410)

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Compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus by a cervical rib in two adolescent girls: case reports and surgical treatment.

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