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nbme22/Block 1/Question#8 (reveal difficulty score)
A 16-year-old girl has pain and tingling in ...
Cervical rib ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—mcl(671)
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Homegirl got some cervical outlet syndrome and should probably take some stuff out of her backpack or get one of those lil roller ones.

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mcl  Whoops, my bad, THORACIC outlet syndrome +6
dr.xx  Stretching, occupational and physical therapy are common non-invasive approaches used in the treatment of TOS. The cervical rib can be surgically removed. +3
homersimpson  Anybody else read @mcl's comment in Tom Haverfords voice? +3
icrieeverytiem  Now that you mention it @homersimpson +1



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submitted by โˆ—pparalpha(93)
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According to BnB:

Cervical rib is an anomalous extra rib from the 7th cervical vertebrae. People with this are at risk for thoracic outlet syndrome (aka compression of nerves and vessels that leave the thorax. This occurs above the first rib and behind the clavicle).

Clinical features include:

1) brachial plexus injury (such as Klumpke palsy, which is a lower plexus injury)

2) Venous compression

3) Arterial compression

*An important anatomical correlate the scalene triangle (anterior scalene, middle scalene, above the first rib)

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llamastep1  The cervical rib is underneath the brachial plexus, the pressure of the backpack compresses these nerves causing the pain https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/m6FASqomZvlebUu8MoUePvFzMXP7u8vgEnT0VamRq3Wij_sOH7gtJTfK1L9LCeOgsq-O6Rpxd_Z0mhjL +2
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