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Originally Posted by parbie
Did Angle completely remove 2 of your scalene muscles or cut and move them up? I am trying to figure out which is better in terms of reducing recurrence. I could have sworn I read somewhere that it is better to remove them, but can't find the source where I might have read that.
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Because the approach was transaxillary, the scalenes were just cut and not removed.
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Originally Posted by parbie
Does anyone know whether the removal of the scalene muscles has been proven to better in terms of reducing recurrence, rather than cutting and moving up?
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Yes, I've seen numbers ranging from 10-20% of transaxillary rib resections requiring full scalenectomy surgery down the road. My scalenes were not hypertrophic so my fingers are crossed that I will not fall into this minority.