Transient long thoracic nerve injury during posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A report of two cases

We present the transient long thoracic nerve (LTN) injury during instrumented posterior spinal arthrodesis for idiopathic scoliosis. The suspected mechanism of injury, postoperative course and final outcome is discussed. The LTN is susceptible to injury due to its long and relatively superficial cou...

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Autores principales: Tsirikos, Athanasios I, Al-Hourani, Khalid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24379470
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.121595

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24379470
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.121595

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