SyndromeTraumaComminuted fracturesThoraxAortic injuryVertebralCavitySymptomsSurgeryDisc herniationChestVertebraeFractureSpinal injuryLumbarComplicationsMotor-complete spinal cord iLymph nodesHemothoraxKyphosisTraumatic injuriesSeverityHerniationsMyelopathyNumbnessWoundsThoracotomySyndromesNerves and blood vesselsPleuralAbnormalitiesAcuteRare complicationSurgicalArterialIntervertebralTreatmentPleuraTissuesAnatomyFacetCageDecelerationVesselsElbowRibs
Syndrome31
- What is thoracic outlet syndrome? (healthline.com)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome refers to a group of conditions that develop when the blood vessels or nerves in the thoracic outlet become compressed. (healthline.com)
- The cause of thoracic outlet syndrome isn't always known. (healthline.com)
- Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome typically consists of physical therapy and medication. (healthline.com)
- What are the symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome? (healthline.com)
- The symptoms that you experience as a result of thoracic outlet syndrome will depend on whether the nerves or the blood vessels are affected. (healthline.com)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome usually occurs when the thoracic outlet becomes narrowed and compresses the nerves and blood vessels. (healthline.com)
- How is thoracic outlet syndrome diagnosed? (healthline.com)
- If your symptoms develop during provocation tests, then you likely have thoracic outlet syndrome. (healthline.com)
- How is thoracic outlet syndrome treated? (healthline.com)
- The goal of treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome is to ease symptoms and pain. (healthline.com)
- Treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome typically starts with the use of medications to help ease your symptoms. (healthline.com)
- When this passageway becomes compressed the condition is termed as thoracic outlet syndrome. (neortho.com)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome generally occurs within the age group of 20 to 60 years and is more common in females than in males. (neortho.com)
- There are 3 types of thoracic outlet syndrome namely neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, arterial thoracic outlet syndrome and venous thoracic outlet syndrome. (neortho.com)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome can result due to injury, tumors that press nerves, poor posture that compresses nerves, weight lifting, anatomical defects such as an elongated C7 transverse process, anomalous tissue overgrowth, upper thoracic neurovascular compression, costocoracoid tendon, subclavian muscle hypertrophy and so on. (neortho.com)
- The symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome may include numbness and pain in the neck, shoulder and arm, tingling or burning sensation, weakness, limited range of movement of arms, and swelling or redness of your arm, or color changes to the arm or hand. (neortho.com)
- A proper diagnosis is very essential for the condition of thoracic outlet syndrome. (neortho.com)
- The treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome involves both non-surgical and surgical approach. (neortho.com)
- The sustained gamer posture could potentially compress sensitive structures about the neck, shoulders, and the armpit, resulting in a variety of neurologic and vascular symptoms, typical of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). (recovapro.nl)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome is a term used to describe a variety of conditions caused by compression of the nerves and blood vessels in the space between your collarbone and first rib, known as the thoracic outlet, resulting in various symptoms depending on which structure is affected. (recovapro.nl)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome is a fairly common condition that can be caused by poor postures, such as seen in gamers who are fully absorbed and hunched over their computers while playing video games. (recovapro.nl)
- We see many auto injury patients in our Washington, DC chiropractic practice and we see quite a few patients with thoracic outlet syndrome. (drmochiro.com)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome may manifest in many different ways, and our job at Moses Chiropractic is to first get you an accurate diagnosis of your symptoms . (drmochiro.com)
- Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: CT and MRI features. (medscape.com)
- If you suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome after an auto collision, don't despair. (backpaintexarkana.com)
- Chiropractic care can be very helpful for thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms after a crash. (backpaintexarkana.com)
- Let's see what causes thoracic outlet syndrome and why chiropractic works. (backpaintexarkana.com)
- Chiropractic can be an effective way to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, as Back Pain Chiropractic will help improve mobility in your spine and restore normal nerve movement in your neck and shoulder. (backpaintexarkana.com)
- Back Pain Chiropractic is here in Texarkana to help you recover from thoracic outlet syndrome. (backpaintexarkana.com)
- PICU patients with evidence of acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. (nih.gov)
Trauma21
- Injuries to the aorta are usually the result of trauma, such as deceleration and crush injuries. (wikipedia.org)
- The progressive wear and tear that is noted with degenerative disc disease increases the risk of injury via trauma. (medscape.com)
- The study aimed to estimate the association between thoracic injury severity as evaluated by computed tomography (CT) and arterial blood gas and acid base status in dogs sustaining natural, blunt trauma. (vin.com)
- Thoracic trauma causes about 25% of traumatic deaths in the US. (msdmanuals.com)
- Chest injuries can result from blunt or penetrating trauma. (msdmanuals.com)
- injury may be confined to the abdomen or be accompanied by severe, multisystem trauma. (msdmanuals.com)
- Because the diaphragm can be as high as the nipple line during exhalation, penetrating trauma to the chest at or below nipple level can also cause intra-abdominal injuries. (msdmanuals.com)
- Most morbidity and mortality due to chest trauma occurs because injuries interfere with respiration, circulation, or both. (msdmanuals.com)
- This review details the evaluation and management of traumatic injuries in pediatric patients and gives some recommendations for improvements to trauma care in LMICs. (frontiersin.org)
- Spine trauma is a common injury and may be caused from falls, sports, low impact falls in the elderly due to osteoporosis, assault and motor vehicle accidents. (nsica.org)
- Trauma can lead to fractures and dislocations of bones, rupture of ligaments, damage to intervertebral discs, vascular injury, compression of spinal nerves, or bruising or tearing of the spinal cord. (nsica.org)
- Thoracic spine trauma surgery are procedures performed to treat spinal injuries caused by trauma at the thoracic (upper back) region. (nsica.org)
- Assessment of an athlete with suspected thoracic trauma must be thorough, efficient, and focused on the mechanism of injury. (mhmedical.com)
- Thoracic aortic injury is fatal but rare in blunt chest trauma , which usually requires urgent surgical treatment . (bvsalud.org)
- Prevalence of delayed hemothorax in blunt thoracic trauma. (medscape.com)
- This is dangerous in trauma patients because it may exacerbate a cervical spine injury. (medscape.com)
- Location of the trauma in the chest wall, mechanical ventilation support, prognosis and injury severity score (ISS) were recorded for all patients. (thieme-connect.com)
- Advanced age was a major risk factor for flail chest trauma mortality, together with the severity of the injury. (thieme-connect.com)
- Chest injury due to blunt trauma. (thieme-connect.com)
- Trauma patients who were hospi- the summer (23 August-21 September) talized for more than 24 hours and had and on Tuesdays with 12 (24.0%) cases sustained injuries within 7 days prior to ad- occurring on this day. (who.int)
- [ 1 ] Neurogenic bladder is a term applied to urinary bladder malfunction due to neurologic dysfunction emanating from internal or external trauma, disease, or injury. (medscape.com)
Comminuted fractures1
- A series of illustrations that depicts a T6-7 chance / burst fracture, ASIA C spinal cord injury, retropulsion of vertebral body fragment and right side comminuted fractures of T5 and T6 and T7 vertebral bodies. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
Thorax2
- Based on the location of the injury in the thorax subsequent injuries can take place. (wikipedia.org)
- Thorax injuries were classified as pleural space, rib cage or pulmonary and each of these three components of the thorax were scored according to severity. (vin.com)
Aortic injury13
- All patients with a thoracic aortic injury need to be treated either surgically with endovascular repair or open surgical repair or with medicine to keep their blood pressure and heart rate in the appropriate range. (wikipedia.org)
- However, most patients that have a thoracic aortic injury do not live for 24 hours. (wikipedia.org)
- There are clinical predictors of an aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- If four of these criteria are met their likelihood for an aortic injury is 30% The aortic wall is made up of three different components the inner layer (intima), the muscle layer (media), and the outer layer (adventitia). (wikipedia.org)
- Therefore, aortic injury is on a scale from injury to a part of the inner layer to a complete tear of all three layers. (wikipedia.org)
- There are 4 grades of aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- Type I: Intimal tear Type II: Intramural hematoma Type III: Pseudoaneurysm Type IV: Rupture In addition to the 4 grades of aortic injury, the risk of rupture can also be categorized. (wikipedia.org)
- If both the inner layer and the muscle layer of the aortic wall are both involved in the injury then the injury is categorized as significant aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- If just the inner layer and a portion of the muscle layer are involved in the injury then the injury is characterized as minimal aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- It is difficult to rely on symptoms to diagnose a thoracic aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- There are inconsistencies in the terminology of aortic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- A case of thoracic aortic injury caused by multiple rib fractures. (bvsalud.org)
- Thoracic aortic injury with multiple rib fractures were diagnosed basing on image date and emergency CWS was performed for this patient . (bvsalud.org)
Vertebral3
- In the region of the thoracic spine, the vertebral canal is comparatively narrow and there is only a small epidural space between the spinal cord and the osseous surrounding, or the intervertebral disc. (fondren.com)
- 2 of them became permanent- ly paraplegic and 2 others who had severe thoracic vertebral fractures and paraplegia on first observation were transferred to other hospitals for treatment. (who.int)
- In the posterior mediastinum, the thoracic duct lies anterior to the vertebral column, the right intercostal arteries, and the hemiazygos veins as they cross to open into the azygos vein. (medscape.com)
Cavity3
- Injury of the thoracic aorta refers to any injury which affects the portion of the aorta which lies within the chest cavity. (wikipedia.org)
- The vital organs of the thoracic cavity-the heart, lungs, and major vessels-are well protected by the rib cage ( Fig. 11-1 ). (mhmedical.com)
- Early suspicion and detection of symptoms are paramount to the survival of an individual with injuries to the contents of the thoracic cavity. (mhmedical.com)
Symptoms4
- It is difficult to determine if a patient has a thoracic injury just by their symptoms, but through imaging and a physical exam the extent of injury can be determined. (wikipedia.org)
- Your symptoms could be anything from shoulder pathology, scapulothoracic origin or muscle injury pain (latissimus dorsi or serrates anterior). (neckandback.com)
- The symptoms of TOS arise from the compression of the brachial plexus nerves, subclavian artery and vein, and axillary artery and vein within the thoracic outlet. (recovapro.nl)
- The rapid onset of symptoms versus a more chronic onset is more ominous, especially if the mechanism of injury is unknown. (mhmedical.com)
Surgery7
- All patients with penetrating war injury to the chest received an immediate screening CXR, whereas chest CT was performed at the discretion of the thoracic surgery team (Table 1). (deepdyve.com)
- Methods: The Italian VATS lobectomy Registry was used to collect data from 66 Thoracic Surgery Units. (unifi.it)
- Spinal cord injuries may sometimes require immediate surgery to prevent further neurological damage. (nsica.org)
- Following thoracic spine fracture surgery, you will be advised early mobilization and rehabilitation to lower pain, and restore mobility and function. (nsica.org)
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China. (bvsalud.org)
- Patients with an implant card after surgery for the Medtronic Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System should consult their physician with any questions. (fda.gov)
- Treatment consisted of simple wound cleansing/repair, extensive thoracic surgery, or pleural drainage. (illinois.edu)
Disc herniation9
- These 2 facts make the thoracic spine more sensitive to cord compression from disc herniation. (medscape.com)
- Salazar et al reported the case of an older man who had a spontaneous resolution of a calcified thoracic disc herniation. (medscape.com)
- Hidalgo-Ovejero AM. Thoracic disc herniation mimicking acute lumbar disease. (medscape.com)
- Anterior decompression and fusion for multiple thoracic disc herniation. (medscape.com)
- Turgut M. Spinal cord compression due to multilevel thoracic disc herniation: surgical decompression using a "combined" approach. (medscape.com)
- Almond LM, Hamid NA, Wasserberg J. Thoracic intradural disc herniation. (medscape.com)
- Korovessis PG, Stamatakis M, Michael A, Baikousis A. Three-level thoracic disc herniation: case report and review of the literature. (medscape.com)
- Minimally invasive, extracavitary approach for thoracic disc herniation: technical report and preliminary results. (medscape.com)
- Nakahara S, Sato T. First thoracic disc herniation with myelopathy. (medscape.com)
Chest18
- There might be external signs such as bruising on the anterior chest wall due to a traumatic injury. (wikipedia.org)
- METHODS We reviewed records of 449 patients (374 men, mean age 29.3 ± 14.8 years) who were admitted to our hospital with penetrating war injuries to the chest over a 7-year period. (deepdyve.com)
- Collected data included mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, results of CXRs and chest CTs, methods of management, in-hospital stays, complications and mortalities. (deepdyve.com)
- Chest CTs were performed at the discretion of the physicians in 49.4% of patients, and CXR-positive findings were confirmed in all cases, while revealing additional injuries in 11% of patients. (deepdyve.com)
- CONCLUSIONS CXRs continue as the primary diagnostic modality in the assessment of patients with penetrating war injuries to the chest. (deepdyve.com)
- Chest CTs can be omitted in most patients, thus reducing CT imaging case-load substantially, while most clinically significant chest injuries remain sufficiently recognized. (deepdyve.com)
- In comparison, the value of chest CT in the management of patients with penetrating war injuries to the chest has not been widely studied, and only limited data are available on injured patients who are expected to benefit from undergoing CT of the chest [6, 7]. (deepdyve.com)
- This study was performed to define and compare the contributions of CXRs and chest CTs towards detecting intrathoracic damage in patients with penetrating war injuries and to determine whether identification of certain additional injuries by chest CT will have an impact on the choice of therapeutic interventions and clinical outcomes. (deepdyve.com)
- Immediate thoracotomies were performed in patients who were in a state of shock (e.g. tamponade and visible haemorrhage), where major cardiac or vascular injuries were suspected or where abnormal chest CT findings required operative intervention. (deepdyve.com)
- Thoracic spine injections are involved in the assessment and treatment of pain in the upper back, chest and rarely, the arm. (fondren.com)
- A thoracic spine x-ray is an x-ray of the 12 chest (thoracic) bones (vertebrae) of the spine. (medlineplus.gov)
- Rib Fracture One or more ribs can be fractured due to blunt chest injury. (msdmanuals.com)
- The Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft System is designed to repair lesions of the descending thoracic aorta , located in the body's largest artery (aorta) which passes through the lower part of the chest. (fda.gov)
- Chest injuries in childhood. (medscape.com)
- Flail chest is most often accompanied by significant underlying pulmonary parenchymal injuries and may constitute a life-threatening thoracic injury. (thieme-connect.com)
- 2 Athanassiadi K, Gerazounis M, Theakos N. Management of 150 flail chest injuries: analysis of risk factors affecting outcome. (thieme-connect.com)
- 8 Tanaka H, Tajimi K, Endoh Y, Kobayashi K. Pneumatic stabilization for flail chest injury: an 11-year study. (thieme-connect.com)
- 12 Borman J B, Aharonson-Daniel L, Savitsky B, Peleg K. Unilateral flail chest is seldom a lethal injury. (thieme-connect.com)
Vertebrae2
- Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral x-rays of the thoracic spine were taken to demonstrate the alignment of the vertebrae. (hindawi.com)
- At the first follow-up appointment lateral X-ray of the thoracic spine showed no displacement of the vertebrae, and fortnightly follow-up was arranged thereafter. (hindawi.com)
Fracture5
- However, the surgical treatment of posterior rib fracture within 2-3 cm from transverse process is still a difficult problem for thoracic surgeons . (bvsalud.org)
- We report the first case of a combined bony and soft tissue Chance fracture in the thoracic spine, with late presenting displacement following conservative management. (hindawi.com)
- It is also important to note that the displacement of the fracture occurred at more than eight weeks after injury, suggesting that instability may not present immediately. (hindawi.com)
- We report a case of combined bony and soft tissue Chance fracture in the thoracic spine, which, to the authors' knowledge, is the first such report in the literature. (hindawi.com)
- However, at ten weeks following initial presentation, the patient complained of increased thoracic back pain, and lateral X-ray of the thoracic spine suggested displacement of the vertebra at the fracture site. (hindawi.com)
Spinal injury1
- The predictors include if a patient is older than 50, was an unrestrained patient, has hypotension, has a thoracic injury requiring thoracotomy, has a spinal injury, or has a head injury. (wikipedia.org)
Lumbar7
- The thoracic discs are unusually stable compared with the cervical and lumbar discs. (medscape.com)
- However, the blood supply of the thoracic spine is more tenuous than the cervical and lumbar spine, especially at the T4-T9 watershed area, which is more prone to ischemic injury. (medscape.com)
- Thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and trunk inclination angles during standing and single-leg standing, forward scapular posture, and hip joint range of motion. (physiciansweekly.com)
- Acute and chronic pain syndromes from the thoracic spine are much less common than with cervical and lumbar spine. (fondren.com)
- Both bony and soft tissue Chance fractures of the lumbar spine have been reported, as well as bony Chance fractures in the thoracic spine. (hindawi.com)
- Both bony and soft tissue Chance fractures of the lumbar spine have been widely reported, and there have also been reports of bony Chance fractures in the thoracic spine [ 3 , 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
- The thoracic duct is a tubular structure that is 2-3 mm in diameter, varies in length from 38-45 cm, and extends from the second lumbar vertebra to the root of the neck (see the following image). (medscape.com)
Complications2
- Effectiveness of over-ground robotic locomotor training in improving walking performance, cardiovascular demands, secondary complications and user-satisfaction in individuals with spinal cord injuries: A systematic review. (rewalk.com)
- Secondary end points were minor access vascular complications, transient peripheral nerve injury, stroke, and influence on periprocedural outcomes of puncture technique. (lu.se)
Motor-complete spinal cord i2
- Context Recovery of seated balance is a rehabilitation priority for people with motor-complete spinal cord injury (mcSCI). (researchgate.net)
- The ReWalk powered exoskeleton to restore ambulatory function to individuals with thoracic-level motor-complete spinal cord injury. (rewalk.com)
Lymph nodes4
- The lungs and thoracic lymph nodes are the primary sites involved. (cdc.gov)
- The formation of the lymph nodes results in reduction of some trunks and plexuses of the thoracic duct. (medscape.com)
- Disturbances in the formation processes of the lymph nodes can result in various structural variants of the thoracic duct in children and adults. (medscape.com)
- The thoracic duct wall and the lymph nodes formation are not completed by birth. (medscape.com)
Hemothorax1
- If the injury is in the descending thoracic aorta this could lead to a hemothorax. (wikipedia.org)
Kyphosis4
- High Thoracic Kyphosis and Backward Trunk Inclination Angles in the Single-Leg Standing Position Associate With Medial Elbow Injuries in Youth Baseball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study. (physiciansweekly.com)
- A previous study indicated that increased thoracic kyphosis angle in a standing position was a risk factor for medial elbow injuries in youth baseball players. (physiciansweekly.com)
- In the single-leg standing position, the thoracic kyphosis and backward trunk inclination angles were significantly higher in the medial elbow injury group than in the control group (P = .016 and P = .046, respectively). (physiciansweekly.com)
- The patient was discharged with paracetamol and dihydrocodeine PRN for analgesia, with follow-up planned one week later to monitor progression of the thoracic kyphosis. (hindawi.com)
Traumatic injuries2
- Car accidents and other traumatic injuries can compress the thoracic outlet as well as the vessels and nerves in this area. (healthline.com)
- There is an increasing trend towards the use of tries, hospital emergency departments have become a MDCT to evaluate traumatic injuries and non-traumatic major part of the healthcare safety net. (springer.com)
Severity2
- The nature and severity of abdominal injuries vary. (msdmanuals.com)
- Due to the severity of this type of injury, especially among the young, effective preventive efforts may be necessary. (who.int)
Herniations2
- The incidence of thoracic disc injuries is 1 in 1 million persons per year, and these injuries account for 0.25-0.75% of all disc herniations. (medscape.com)
- Multiple thoracic disc herniations. (medscape.com)
Myelopathy2
- The most serious but rare complication of thoracic disc disease is myelopathy. (medscape.com)
- Thoracic myelopathy in Japan: epidemiological retrospective study in Miyagi Prefecture during 15 years. (medscape.com)
Numbness1
- I have continued "pointed" pain at the initial injury location, though there were some weeks that almost all I felt was the rib referred pain, but it came back after seeing the osteopath, along with continued referred pain in my ribs, and some left arm numbness that is present whenever the injury point is triggered. (neckandback.com)
Wounds4
- Thoracic bite wounds and associated internal injury in 11 dogs and 1 cat. (illinois.edu)
- In 11 dogs and 1 cat with thoracic bite wounds and associated internal injury, the most common radiographic findings were subcutaneous emphysema, pulmonary infiltrates (contusion), pneumothorax, and rib separation. (illinois.edu)
- Three of the 12 animals died or were euthanatized as a result of their bite wounds, 1 from a nonthoracic injury and 2 as a result of pleural and/or parenchymal disease. (illinois.edu)
- Dive into the research topics of 'Thoracic bite wounds and associated internal injury in 11 dogs and 1 cat. (illinois.edu)
Thoracotomy1
- Mini-thoracotomy or thoracoscopic treatment for medially located thoracic herniated disc? (medscape.com)
Syndromes1
- Only 2% of the entire painful spinal syndromes influence the thoracic spine. (fondren.com)
Nerves and blood vessels2
- This reduces the size of their thoracic outlet and compresses nerves and blood vessels. (healthline.com)
- The thoracic outlet is the bundle of nerves and blood vessels that travel through your neck and shoulder. (drmochiro.com)
Pleural1
- Pulmonary and pleural injury significantly affected blood oxygen status, and this was strongly correlated with what was observed on CT imaging. (vin.com)
Abnormalities1
- Had an MRI done yesterday and they didn't find any thoracic abnormalities. (neckandback.com)
Acute6
- After liver injury was diagnosed, all patients were tested for hepatitis A (acute), B (acute and chronic), and C. Patients 2 and 5 had serologic evidence of previous hepatitis A. Patient 5 had serologic evidence of past hepatitis B. Patient 1 had idiopathic nonalcoholic steatotic hepatitis confirmed by biopsy in 1997, and patient 3 used injection drugs and alcohol, although reportedly not during RIF-PZA treatment. (cdc.gov)
- While such systems are currently unfeasible in many LMICs, it is essential that capabilities for managing acute onset, severe but reversible disease and injuries are available in any country around the world ( 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
- To describe the final recommendations of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference. (nih.gov)
- Consensus conference of experts in pediatric acute lung injury. (nih.gov)
- In addition to her translational research, she participates in the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) network and collaborates on multi-center observational and clinical trials to improve the care of critically ill children with ARDS (LEOPARDS), influenza (PICFLU2), sepsis (PROMPT-BOLUS), and multiple organ dysfunction (PARADIGM, TROPICS). (choa.org)
- She is a member of the SCCM Discover Research Network and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference (PALICC-2) guideline committee. (choa.org)
Rare complication1
- Conclusion: Vascular injuries in VATS lobectomies represented a rare complication which could directly affect the postoperative outcomes. (unifi.it)
Surgical2
- There are different grades to injuries to the aorta depending on the extent of injury, and the treatment whether surgical or medical depends on that grade. (wikipedia.org)
- PATIENTS AND METHODS Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in early 2011, the Mouassat University Hospital has been serving civilian casualties evacuated directly to its premises, and its surgical services have dealt with a growing number of injuries of various aetiologies. (deepdyve.com)
Arterial1
- Twenty-four dogs were assessed by thoracic CT scan and arterial blood gas analysis between 4 and 24 hours after the traumatic incident. (vin.com)
Intervertebral3
- Biomechanical studies have shown that intervertebral discs are at the highest risk of injury when combined with bending and torsional forces. (medscape.com)
- Linscott MS, Heyborne R. Thoracic intervertebral disk herniation: a commonly missed diagnosis. (medscape.com)
- MRI of the thoracic spine on presentation to the ED, showing rupture of the ligamentum flavum at T7/8 and a hyperintense signal in the intervertebral disc at T8/9. (hindawi.com)
Treatment5
- Thoracic disk disease: diagnosis and treatment. (medscape.com)
- During February 12--August 24, 2001, a total of 21 cases of liver injury associated with a 2-month rifampin-pyrazinamide (RIF-PZA) regimen for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was reported to CDC. (cdc.gov)
- however, risk for liver injury cannot be compared among treatment regimens in part because the number of patients treated for LTBI with each treatment regimen is unknown. (cdc.gov)
- All five patients had onset of liver injury during the second month of the 2-month course of treatment. (cdc.gov)
- Four days later he was transferred to our centre for clinical review and further treatment with regard to his spinal injuries. (hindawi.com)
Pleura1
- At the level of the fifth thoracic vertebra, the thoracic duct inclines toward the left side to enter the superior mediastinum and ascends behind the aortic arch and the thoracic part of the left subclavian artery, between the left side of the esophagus and the left pleura, to the thoracic inlet. (medscape.com)
Tissues3
- Repetitive activities, such as working at a computer or lifting heavy objects above the head, can cause damage to the tissues in the thoracic outlet. (healthline.com)
- Soft tissue Chance fractures have the same mechanism of injury, but affect the soft tissues rather than the bony structures. (hindawi.com)
- If injured, the muscles become swollen and tender, and they can develop scar tissue which limits movement and puts stress on the tissues of the thoracic outlet. (backpaintexarkana.com)
Anatomy1
- Thoracic duct anatomy must be understood in the context of its embryology. (medscape.com)
Facet3
- The facet orientation in the thoracic spine is vertical, with a slight medial angulation. (medscape.com)
- Thoracic facet joints are tiny joints at each section of the spine that impart stability and facilitate guide motion. (fondren.com)
- The facet joints can turn out to be painful due to arthritis of the spine, a back injury or mechanical strain. (fondren.com)
Cage2
- Thoracic disc injury, first described in 1838, is an uncommon site of injury owing to the stabilizing effect of the rib cage. (medscape.com)
- The stability of the thoracic discs is secondary to the surrounding rib cage, with the stabilizing effect of the rib articulations. (medscape.com)
Deceleration1
- Deceleration injuries almost always occur during high speed impacts, such as those in motor vehicle crashes and falls from a substantial height. (wikipedia.org)
Vessels1
- Over time, the size of the thoracic outlet may shrink, placing pressure on the vessels and nerves. (healthline.com)
Elbow4
- However, spinal alignments in single-leg standing and their relationships with medial elbow injuries, scapular alignment, or hip joint range of motion are unclear. (physiciansweekly.com)
- To examine the difference in spinal alignment between standing and single-leg standing positions in youth baseball players and analyze their relationship with elbow injuries, scapular alignment, or hip joint range of motion. (physiciansweekly.com)
- There were 51 youth baseball players with medial epicondylar fragmentation (medial elbow injury group) and 102 healthy youth baseball players (control group). (physiciansweekly.com)
- Spinal alignment measurement in single-leg standing may be useful for identifying youth baseball players who are at risk for sustaining medial elbow injury. (physiciansweekly.com)
Ribs1
- A few days after my visit to the osteopath, I have spread pain through my shoulders(now to the right side as well), pointed pain at the injury point, and though referred pain in ribs minimized for a few days, is now fully returned. (neckandback.com)