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outlet
(redirected from Thoracic outlet)

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This group was involved in physical therapy intervention because of "low back pain; neck or upper back pain; shoulder pain; knee, wrist, or foot surgery; ankle tendinitis; carpal tunnel syndrome; and thoracic outlet syndrome.
11) When evaluating a patient with neurologic symptoms, the presence of a cervical rib and associated thoracic outlet syndrome should be investigated.
The presence of a cervical rib displaces the great vessels that cross the thoracic outlet superiorly and proceed into the neck.
 
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