If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Thoracic outlet decompression (TOD) can treat thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), where the nerves and blood vessels in your chest are compressed. The aim of TOD is to reduce pressure on the structures ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of conditions that occur when you have compressed nerves or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet. The thoracic outlet is the triangular space between your ...

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) encompasses neurogenic, venous and arterial compressive disorders of the brachial plexus and subclavian vessels as they traverse the thoracic outlet. Initial assessment ...

Slipping rib syndrome is a musculoskeletal disorder characterised by excessive mobility of the eighth to tenth ribs, which are bound to each other by interchondral ligaments rather than directly to ...