"The first detailed case was described by the British surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget (1814-1899) 4 in 1875. The German laryngologist Leopold Schrötter Ritter von Kristelli (1837-1908) 5 identified vascular trauma as a potential cause in 1894. The term Paget-Schroetter syndrome was first used by Hughes in 1948 3."
"It is associated with forced abduction of the upper limb and most commonly seen in young athletes who use repetitive shoulder-arm motions, e.g. weight-lifters, wrestlers, baseball pitchers or tennis players."
"History and etymology"