Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Nov 1998
[Anatomical study and clinical observation of thoracic outlet syndrome].
To investigate the etiology of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) from the point of anatomical and clinical view. ⋯ The tendinous tissue of minimus muscle is the cause of the compression of T(1) nerve root or the lower trunk of the brachial plexus. The crossed tendinous origins from the anterior and posterior tubercle of C(4,5) transverse process is the cause of the compression of C(5,6) nerve root or the upper trunk of brachial plexus.