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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Explained | TOS Classification<\/h2>\nTOS is not an actual diagnosis according to the International Classification of Diseases(ICD), but a symptom complex. It is detected by the exclusion of other pathologies that can provoke neurological or vascular arm symptoms like cervical radicular syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome.\n\nTOS can be further divided into 4 different classifications:\n\n\"Tos\n\nAccording to Davidovic et al. (2003)<\/a> the incidence of TOS is as high as 8% and it is said to be pretty rare in children with a ratio of males to females of 1:2 to 1:4. Furthermore,98% of the causes are neurogenic, while 2% are due to vascular compression.\n
\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_tGstO-0N4[\/embed]\n\nEntrapment of neurological or vascular structures can happen in the following intervals:\n\n<\/div>\n\"Entrapment\n\nCommon tests to assess for TOS are:\n