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TOS surgery & results poll

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Extra cervical rib 2 5.26%
Extra cervical rib
2 5.26%
Neurogenic TOS - primary 20 52.63%
Neurogenic TOS - primary
20 52.63%
Vascular TOS - primary 8 21.05%
Vascular TOS - primary
8 21.05%
Combination - Vascular & Neurogenic 11 28.95%
Combination - Vascular & Neurogenic
11 28.95%
From an acute injury = how you got TOS 19 50.00%
From an acute injury = how you got TOS
19 50.00%
From mostly repetitive motions/work = how you got TOS 18 47.37%
From mostly repetitive motions/work = how you got TOS
18 47.37%
Surgery 20 52.63%
Surgery
20 52.63%
Annest 2 5.26%
Annest
2 5.26%
Brantigan 4 10.53%
Brantigan
4 10.53%
Filler 3 7.89%
Filler
3 7.89%
Avery 3 7.89%
Avery
3 7.89%
Sanders 3 7.89%
Sanders
3 7.89%
Ahn 1 2.63%
Ahn
1 2.63%
Freischlag 0 0%
Freischlag
0 0%
Other - I can't list every one of them- LOL 12 31.58%
Other - I can't list every one of them- LOL
12 31.58%
Bilateral 20 52.63%
Bilateral
20 52.63%
Right sided 10 26.32%
Right sided
10 26.32%
Left sided 11 28.95%
Left sided
11 28.95%
Scalenectomy 11 28.95%
Scalenectomy
11 28.95%
Cervical rib removal 4 10.53%
Cervical rib removal
4 10.53%
Pec minor release 4 10.53%
Pec minor release
4 10.53%
Rib resection 14 36.84%
Rib resection
14 36.84%
The works 3 7.89%
The works
3 7.89%
Other 2 5.26%
Other
2 5.26%
Anomalies found 9 23.68%
Anomalies found
9 23.68%
more pain 8 21.05%
more pain
8 21.05%
less pain 14 36.84%
less pain
14 36.84%
more use 6 15.79%
more use
6 15.79%
less use 4 10.53%
less use
4 10.53%
little improvement overall 9 23.68%
little improvement overall
9 23.68%
much improvement overall 7 18.42%
much improvement overall
7 18.42%
good follow up 14 36.84%
good follow up
14 36.84%
poor follow up 3 7.89%
poor follow up
3 7.89%
was it worth it 12 31.58%
was it worth it
12 31.58%
one side done 11 28.95%
one side done
11 28.95%
both sides done 5 13.16%
both sides done
5 13.16%
PT or other therapy helps 12 31.58%
PT or other therapy helps
12 31.58%
PT or other therapy doesn't help 12 31.58%
PT or other therapy doesn't help
12 31.58%
still working 11 28.95%
still working
11 28.95%
not working 21 55.26%
not working
21 55.26%
TOS sx for less than a year 2 5.26%
TOS sx for less than a year
2 5.26%
TOS sx for 1-2 yrs 8 21.05%
TOS sx for 1-2 yrs
8 21.05%
TOS sx for 2-5 yrs 13 34.21%
TOS sx for 2-5 yrs
13 34.21%
TOS sx for 5+ yrs 10 26.32%
TOS sx for 5+ yrs
10 26.32%
other dx along with TOS 16 42.11%
other dx along with TOS
16 42.11%
RSD 7 18.42%
RSD
7 18.42%
Fybromyalgia 8 21.05%
Fybromyalgia
8 21.05%
C spine issues 14 36.84%
C spine issues
14 36.84%
any other dx 6 15.79%
any other dx
6 15.79%
Ok brain is done now so I hope i got most covered-LOL 6 15.79%
Ok brain is done now so I hope i got most covered-LOL
6 15.79%
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Hi Jo, is this just a poll for those who have had surgery?
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bumping up for more results.

multiple choice - check any that apply to you - some will only apply if you had surgery.
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Thanks for taking your time to do these. It is very interesting!

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I was wondering if the people that had the surgery that took out the first rib. Did that work well for them? Did they have limited range of motion in the arm before the surgery, and if so did it help that too?
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this has been buried for ages - maybe some of the newer members will add to it - Or find the information interesting if nothing else..
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