Abstract
This case study describes a Major League Baseball player who was diagnosed with an axillary artery thrombosis due to arterial compression from throwing. The purpose of this article is to create awareness as to the signs and symptoms associated with arterial positional compression and the rehabilitative implications to surgical intervention.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-406 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Sports Health |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- arterial positional compression
- axillary artery thrombosis
- effort thrombosis
- overhead throwing athletes
- thoracic outlet syndrome