Notable TOS Sufferers
Major League Baseball players Matt Harrison, Hank Blalock, Chris Carpenter, John Rheinecker, Jeremy Bonderman, Alex Cobb, Kenny Rogers, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Noah Lowry have recently been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. Kenny Rogers was diagnosed several years earlier with TOS in the other upper extremity (coincidentally, five of these eight players have played for the Texas Rangers). All-Star pitcher J. R. Richard suffered a career-ending stroke from an undiagnosed case of TOS. Pitcher David Cone had an unusual "variant" case of TOS, with an arterial aneurysm of the upper aspect of his pitching arm. Craig Carton of WFAN had Thoracic outlet syndrome and underwent successful microsurgery to cure it.
Athletes who repetitively raise their arms above their heads - such as swimmers, track and field runners, and volleyball players - are known to be predisposed to the development of TOS.
Musician Isaac Hanson suffered a potentially life-threatening pulmonary embolism as a complication of thoracic outlet syndrome.
Profesional Baseball scout for the New York Mets Bryn Alderson underwent successful surgery to cure it in September of 2012.
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