Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8460783 | Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger | 2016 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
The high frequency of these variations and their potential to predispose patients to neurogenic TOS suggest that current diagnostic methods may be insufficient in clinical diagnosis. Due to lack of vascular compromise, patients with the piercing variant would not display positive signs on the traditional positional tests. The use of ultrasound to determine the route of the brachial plexus could determine whether this variation is present in patients who suffer from TOS symptoms but lack a diagnosis based on traditional positional testing.
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Authors
Vanessa Leonhard, Riley Smith, Gregory Caldwell, Heather F. Smith,