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After being diagnosed with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome and undergoing physiotherapy, the patient's recalcitrant condition was surgically managed with arthroscopic pectoralis minor tenotomy, suprascapular nerve release, and brachial plexus neurolysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This ultimately led to complete pain relief and improved function. By sharing this case, we aim to shed light on this overlooked pathology and help prevent unnecessary procedures for others suffering from similar conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.cc.22.00804","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,5]],"date-time":"2023-05-05T14:02:30Z","timestamp":1683295350000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Arthroscopic Pectoralis Minor Release After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3417-0123","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elinor","family":"Stern","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9489-9587","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anthony L.","family":"Karzon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zaamin B.","family":"Hussain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7815-9105","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sameer R.","family":"Khawaja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5652-2076","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hayden L.","family":"Cooke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8736-8323","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah","family":"Pirkle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6549-090X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert L.","family":"Bowers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0487-201X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael B.","family":"Gottschalk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9241-5702","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eric R.","family":"Wagner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"bib1-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"222","DOI":"10.5435\/JAAOS-D-13-00215","article-title":"Thoracic outlet syndrome","volume":"23","author":"Kuhn","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Am Acad Orthop Surg."},{"issue":"2","key":"bib2-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"86","DOI":"10.1053\/j.semvascsurg.2015.02.001","article-title":"Thoracic outlet and pectoralis minor syndromes","volume":"27","author":"Sanders","year":"2014","journal-title":"Semin Vasc Surg."},{"issue":"6","key":"bib3-20240805","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"782","DOI":"10.1002\/mus.25536","article-title":"The thoracic outlet syndromes: Part 1. 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