cervical rib syndrome
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Etiology
- results from compression of 8th cervical spinal nerve & 1st thoracic spinal nerve roots & the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus
- applicable to 2 different syndromes:
More general terms
More specific terms
- arterial thoracic outlet syndrome
- true neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (cervical rib & band syndrome, classic cervical rib syndrome)