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An Analysis of Sixteen Personal Cases and Fifty-Six Cases Collected from the Literature

LE ROY J. KLEINSASSER, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1949;59(2):258-274.

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"EFFORT" thrombosis of the axillary, subclavian and, occasionally, brachial veins, although occurring infrequently, may be the consequence of either severe or unaccustomed exertion. This report is an analysis of 72 cases, 16 of which I have collected and 56 of which are assembled from a partial review of the literature¹ for the past ten years.

"Effort" thrombosis was first reported in 1884 by von Schrötter.² By 1920, Cadenat³ was able to collect 27 cases. Paggi,⁴ in a review of the literature, found only 74 cases reported up to July 1933, and Matas^1r in 1934 was able to cite 100 such cases. Veal, in 1940,⁵ reviewing the literature for the last fifty years, was able to collect less than 150 cases and reported 17 of his own. His statistics are, however, subject to qualification, since he includes types of thrombosis other than "effort" thrombosis in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
DALLAS, TEXAS

Dr. Kleinsasser is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Southwestern Medical College, and Chief of the Surgical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital.

Footnotes
Published with the permission of the Chief Medical Director, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration, who assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed or the conclusions drawn by the author.

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