Roos, in 1966, first described the transaxillary first rib resection (TAFRR) for surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome. [1] This approach was designed to offer a less invasive alternative ...

Lung cancer holds a higher risk for spread to the bones, but experts don’t know exactly why. [6] While NSCLC can travel to any bone in the body, it most commonly spreads to large, centrally ...

Imaging has information about the prosthesis and potential identification of fluid and air accumulation adjacent to the prosthesis, which is indicative of deeper wound infection or associated pleural ...

Archive Fracture of the First Rib Due to Muscle Pull — Report of a Case Authors: Alexander P. Aitken, M.D., and Robert E. Lincoln, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published June 29, 1939 ...