The role of the scalenus anterior and scalenus medius in the pathogenesis of thoracic outlet syndrome has been widely reported in the literature. The scalenotomy approach of Adson and Coffey in ...

Eighty-nine endoscopic transaxillary first rib resections and lysis of cervical bands and partial resection of the scalenus muscles (anterior and middle) were completed using Aesop-Robotic-Arm ...

Interestingly, in clinical use, it is referred to as the thoracic outlet. 2 Although there is disagreement as to what the specific composition of the ‘thoracic outlet’ involves, for clinical purposes ...

The pain and the local signs continued, and on February 5, when fluctuation finally became apparent in the anterior axilla, the area was incised with the drainage of 30 cc. or more of thick, white ...

References 1. Adson, A. W., and Coffey, J. R. Cervical rib: method of anterior approach for relief of symptoms by division of scalenus anticus. Ann. Surg. 85:839–857, 1927.

Treatment for anterior shoulder dislocation aims to put the arm back in place, relieve pain, and restore full use of the arm over time. There are both surgical and nonsurgical treatment approaches.

Compared with the SCM, scalene movement has more action. Because the SCM is associated with the clavicle and sternum, whereas the scalene muscles are associated with the first and second ribs, scalene ...

The anterior tibial tendon is at the front of the ankle where it meets the foot. It helps lift the foot and turn it inward. Overuse injuries from walking and running may result in swelling, known ...

A team of computer scientists recently unveiled a prize-winning Python profiler called Scalene. Programs written with Python are notoriously slow -- up to 60,000 times slower than code written in ...

The dorsal scapular nerve (DSN) originates from the C5 spinal nerve root and traverses the interscalene groove situated between the anterior and middle scalene muscles. From there, it proceeds to ...