ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2017
Pectoralis Minor Syndrome: Subclavicular Brachial Plexus Compression.
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- Human Disharmony Loop: The Role of the Pectoralis Minor in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Mystery of the Missing Minor: A Cadaveric Study.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Defining Diagnostic Criteria for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: An Expert Consensus.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Postoperative Outcomes of Transaxillary First Rib Resection with Anterior Scalenotomy for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: An Ambispective Multimodal Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Shoulder Instability from Scapular Dyskinesia: How Rebalancing the Scapula Stabilizes the Shoulder.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection of the subclavius muscle region in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Anatomical and histological analysis of the scalene triangle in a Japanese population: implications for thoracic outlet syndrome diagnosis and management.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The Human Disharmony Loop: A Case Series Proposing the Unique Role of the Pectoralis Minor in a Unifying Syndrome of Chronic Pain, Neuropathy, and Weakness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Ideal Injection Points for Botulinum Neurotoxin for Pectoralis Minor Syndrome: A Cadaveric Study.Toxins · 2023Article
- Modern Treatment of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Pathoanatomy, Diagnosis, and Arthroscopic Surgical Technique.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Review
- Differentially diagnosing chronic upper limb paresthesia in a 24-year-old patient: is thoracic outlet syndrome the culprit? A case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Variant pectoralis minor muscle: a case study with clinical relevance.Anatomy & cell biology · 2022Article
- Pectoralis minor syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Pectoralis minor syndrome - review of pathoanatomy, diagnosis, and management of the primary cause of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2022Review
- Exercise rehabilitation for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome: a scoping review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2022Article
- Mechanical Hyperalgesia but Not Forward Shoulder Posture Is Associated with Shoulder Pain in Volleyball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Review of the Literature and Report of an Italian Experience.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Vascular pectoralis minor syndrome as an overlooked condition: A case report.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome with Supraclavicular Release: Long-Term Outcome without Rib Resection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The diagnosis of brachial plexus compression-either neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) or neurogenic pectoralis minor syndrome (NPMS)-is based on old fashioned history and physical examination. Tests, such as scalene muscle and pectoralis minor muscle blocks are employed to confirm a diagnosis suspected on clinical findings. Electrodiagnostic studies can confirm a diagnosis of nerve compression, but cannot establish it. This is not a diagnosis of exclusion; the differential and associated diagnoses of upper extremity pain are always considered. Also discussed is conservative and surgical treatment options.
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