Nonunion of a first rib fracture causing thoracic outlet syndrome in a basketball player: a case report

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Sep;19(6):e20-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.03.011. Epub 2010 Jun 16.

Authors

Nobuo Terabayashi¹, Takatoshi Ohno, Yutaka Nishimoto, Koji Oshima, Iori Takigami, Yoshinori Yasufuku, Katsuji Shimizu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

PMID: 20558092
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.03.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Basketball / injuries*
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Ununited / complications*
Fractures, Ununited / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Ununited / surgery
Humans
Male
Rib Fractures / complications*
Rib Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Rib Fractures / surgery
Ribs / surgery*
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / etiology*
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed