Upper Extremity Effort Thrombosis

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020 Sep;50(9):532. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9585.

Abstract

A 23-year-old, right hand-dominant, male active-duty Marine self-referred to physical therapy with dull right anterior shoulder pain. The physical therapist referred the patient for a diagnostic ultrasound to rule out effort thrombosis of the axillary and subclavian veins. Same-day Doppler ultrasonography revealed an occlusive thrombus in the middle subclavian and axillary veins. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(9):532. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9585.

Keywords: shoulder; ultrasound; upper extremity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Axillary Vein / diagnostic imaging*
  • Exercise*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel*
  • Shoulder Pain / etiology*
  • Subclavian Vein / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Venous Thrombosis / complications*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Venous Thrombosis / therapy
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anticoagulants