Case 16 Cervical Rib
Case 16
Cervical
Rib
What Happened ? How
it disturbs you ?
Examination
Introduction
ownself
Exposure
Look
Surgical Scar on Neck
Atrophy of Muscles on Arm , Forearm
, hand
Wasting of thenar / hypothenar
muscles
Finger tip necrosis or well perfused
Feel
Palpate tender swelling on
supraclavicular region
Neurovascular
examination
Vascular
Pulsation – Brachial
/Radial / Ulnar
Claudication on
elevating limb
Adson’s test
Roos test
Neurological
T 1 Symptoms , T 1
hypoaesthesia , Intrinsic weakness
Weakness and clumsiness
of hand
Presentation
– Vascular / Neural and local symptoms
Local
Symptoms
Tender supraclavicular lump
Bony hard and fixed
Neural
Symptoms
Thenar wasting , atrophy of finger
pulps , Ulcers
Vascular
Symptoms
Ulcers , Cold / White or mottled
Adson test / Roos test +
Bruit – supraclavicular area with
stethescope
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