Abstract:Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a heterogeneous group of disorders which occures with the compression of one or more neurovascular elements at the cervicobrachial region. It is also a cause of neck and shoulder pain due to complex mechanisms. Diagnosing TOS can be difficult due to a great variety of symptoms may be seen in this disorder. These symptoms can simulate different diseases such as neck, shoulder and elbow pathologies and peripheric neuropathies or TOS may associate with other peripheric neurpathie… Show more
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