Presence of a cervical rib in children is extremely rare, particularly when symptoms of compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus occur. We present two cases with such a condition, where two young girls, 11 and 16 years of age were treated by resection of the cervical rib after a supraclavicular exploration of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus. The procedure led to successful r...

OBJECTIVES The postoperative course following sternectomy for cancer carries significant morbidity due to paradoxical breathing, pulmonary infections and infectious complications. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the outcomes in patients undergoing sternal reconstruction using an innovative titanium rib bridge system (STRATOS). METHODS From 2008 to 2011, 24 patients underwent sternec...

Introduction. Giant cell tumor of the bone is a rare benign lesion that infrequently affects the ribs, and if present, is usually located posteriorly. The rarity of this tumor poses diagnostic and therapeutic problems for physicians, especially when it is located in the anterior arc of the rib in close proximity to the breasts in female patients. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 32-ye...

381 including infection and allergic reaction, and its use should definitely be avoided in the case of children, whose bones have not yet stopped growing. In the case of the sixteen-year-old patient in this study, while alloplastic cranioplasty was possible, as the growth of the skull bone was nearly complete, the patient and his guardian decided upon autologous cranioplasty. In cases of large ...

BACKGROUND Spinal cord compression and associate neurological impairment is rare in patients with scoliosis and neurofibromatosis. Common reasons are vertebral subluxation, dislocation, angulation and tumorous lesions around the spinal canal. Only twelve cases of intraspinal rib dislocation have been reported in the literature. The aim of this report is to present a case of rib penetration thro...

OBJECTIVES We reviewed our strategies during the last decade for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the upper extremity due to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) andthe lower extremity. METHODS Between 1998 and 2011, we treated 31 patients with 18 subclavian DVTs and 13 iliac DVTs. Management included catheter-directed thrombolysis compared to mechanical thrombolysis (MT; post 2006). Prior to 2006, pa...

A cervical rib is a supernumerary rib that occasionally projects from the lateral mass of the 7th cervical vertebra. Clinically, it can cause obscure nervous or vascular symptoms, and it is difficult to diagnose. Studies have shown the prevalence of cervical ribs to lie between 0.03% on radiographs and 3% in postmortem investigations, depending on the sex and race of the population studied. The...