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Isolated long thoracic nerve paralysis - a rare complication of anterior spinal surgery: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Isolated long thoracic nerve injury causes paralysis of the serratus anterior muscle. Patients with serratus anterior palsy may present with periscapular pain, weakness, limitation of shoulder elevation and scapular winging. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 23-year-old woman...

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Autores principales: Ameri, Ebrahim, Behtash, Hamid, Omidi-Kashani, Farzad
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830192
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7366