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COMPRESSION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS: THE SCALENUS ANTICUS SYNDROME

COMPRESSION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS: THE SCALENUS ANTICUS SYNDROME This report concerns the relief of symptoms by nonsurgical means in 60 of 74 patients with compression of the brachial plexus (medial cord) due to displacement. The symptoms of compression of the brachial plexus are the same as those produced by cervical ribs. The condition has been described in the past six years by a number of authors. Some have used the term "neuritis of the brachial plexus, mechanical in origin," or "scalenus neurocirculatory compression" to indicate that the chief factor is pressure on the brachial plexus by the anterior scalenus muscle. Compression of the brachial plexus by a first dorsal rib was described over thirty years ago by Murphy.1 Scant attention has been given in the literature to the nonoperative treatment of the symptoms produced by cervical ribs, by abnormal first dorsal ribs or by the squeezing mechanism of the scalenus muscles and the first rib, the so-called http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

COMPRESSION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS: THE SCALENUS ANTICUS SYNDROME

JAMA , Volume 118 (4) – Jan 24, 1942

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1942 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1942.02830040032009
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Abstract

This report concerns the relief of symptoms by nonsurgical means in 60 of 74 patients with compression of the brachial plexus (medial cord) due to displacement. The symptoms of compression of the brachial plexus are the same as those produced by cervical ribs. The condition has been described in the past six years by a number of authors. Some have used the term "neuritis of the brachial plexus, mechanical in origin," or "scalenus neurocirculatory compression" to indicate that the chief factor is pressure on the brachial plexus by the anterior scalenus muscle. Compression of the brachial plexus by a first dorsal rib was described over thirty years ago by Murphy.1 Scant attention has been given in the literature to the nonoperative treatment of the symptoms produced by cervical ribs, by abnormal first dorsal ribs or by the squeezing mechanism of the scalenus muscles and the first rib, the so-called

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jan 24, 1942

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