Cervical outlet syndrome due to an accessory part of the trapezius muscle in the posterior triangle of the neck

Authors
Hug, U Burg, D Meyer, VE
Citation
U. Hug et al., Cervical outlet syndrome due to an accessory part of the trapezius muscle in the posterior triangle of the neck, J HAND S-BR, 25B(3), 2000, pp. 311-313
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN VOLUME
ISSN journal
02667681 → ACNP
Volume
25B
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
311 - 313
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(200006)25B:3<311:COSDTA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 48-year-old man presented with pain and sensory impairment radiating from the neck to the thumb and forefinger of the right hand when lifting weight s and turning or tilting the head. The symptoms were due to an anomalous ac cessory part of the trapezius muscle crossing the upper part of the brachia l plexus. Excision of the anomalous muscle and release of the clavicular pa rt of the sternocleidomastoid muscle abolished the complaints.