The Incidence of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) refers to a constellation of compressive problems that occur at the thoracic outlet. TOS has been recognized since the 19th century, and the “modern” era of treatment, especially for neurogenic TOS, dates from at least the 1970s. Despite this, however, the incidence and prevalence of these syndromes are almost completely unknown. To attempt to answer this fundamental question, we established a prospective database of all patients who presented to our clinic with a diagnosis of potential TOS, as described below.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - August 4, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Karl A. Illig, Eduardo Rodriguez-Zoppi, Travis Bland, Mayssan Muftah, Elodie Jospitre Tags: Clinical Research, Basic Science Source Type: research