Abstract
A 43-year-old male with a congenital absence of his left T1 rib developed a left-sided T1-T2 spinal facet joint arthrosis and stenosis and clinical signs and symptoms of T1 ra-diculopathy. The patient was treated with a decompressive laminotomy and partial medial facetectomy resulting in immediate resolution of symptoms. This report should alert clinicians to consider this potential etiology when evaluating patients with thoracic radiculopathy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 197-199 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Rheumatology
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine