ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Review of the Literature and Report of an Italian Experience.
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- Pediatric thoracic outlet syndrome: a systematic review with metadata.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence-Based Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Physical assessment and rehabilitation for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS): A scoping review.Hand therapy · 2026Review
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- Sleep Problems and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand in Persons with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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19 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a clinical potentially disabling condition characterized by a group of upper extremity signs and symptoms due to the compression of the neurovascular bundle passing through the thoracic outlet region. Because of the non-specific nature of signs and symptoms, to the lack of a consensus for the objective diagnosis, and to the wide range of etiologies, the actual figure is still a matter of debate among experts. We aimed to summarize the current evidence about the pathophysiology, the diagnosis and the treatment of the thoracic outlet syndrome, and to report a retrospective analysis on 324 patients followed for 5 years at the Padua University Hospital and at the Naples Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Italy, to verify the effectiveness of a specific rehabilitation program for the syndrome and to evaluate if physical therapy could relieve symptoms in these patients.
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