Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - WVU School of Medicine
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - WVU School of Medicine
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - WVU School of Medicine
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Surgical Treatment for TOS• Reserved for patients w/ symptoms persistingafter aggressive physical therapy• Equals about 5% <strong>of</strong> PTs w/ TOS requiresurgery• “There are multiple compressive forces, thefirst rib is the common denominator, andextirpation <strong>of</strong> this structure is the “gold”standard for therapy.”• Urschel et al. 2003