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ReviewPain and therapy2019

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Mark R Jones, Amit Prabhakar, Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits, Jeremy B Green, Julia B Kendrick, Andrew J Brunk, Matthew R Eng, Vwaire Orhurhu, Elyse M Cornett and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Pain and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06273969 (Protocol Development for Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques on Thoracic Outlet Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 103 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
103citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
19.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06273969 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Protocol Development for Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques on Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorA.T. Still University of Health SciencesRan2024 to 2024Enrolled14ConditionsThoracic Outlet SyndromeArmsOsteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 256 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Mark R JonesDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA. mjones13@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Amit PrabhakarDivision of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Omar ViswanathValley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Ivan UritsDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Jeremy B GreenDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Julia B KendrickDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Andrew J BrunkDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Matthew R EngDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Vwaire OrhurhuDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Elyse M CornettDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USHarvard University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USEmory University · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thoracic outlet syndrome, a group of diverse disorders, is a collection of symptoms in the shoulder and upper extremity area that results in pain, numbness, and tingling. Identification of thoracic outlet syndrome is complex and a thorough clinical examination in addition to appropriate clinical testing can aide in diagnosis. Practitioners must consider the pathology of thoracic outlet syndrome in their differential diagnosis for shoulder and upper extremity pain symptoms so that patients are directed appropriately to timely therapeutic interventions. Patients with a definitive etiology who have failed conservative management are ideal candidates for surgical correction. This manuscript will discuss thoracic outlet syndrome, occurrence, physical presentation, clinical implications, diagnosis, and management.

Indexed as

Brachial plexusNeurogenic thoracic outlet syndromeSubclavian veinThoracic outlet syndrome

Identifiers

PMID31037504
PMCPMC6514035
OpenAlexW2942719941

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