Winged Scapula After Aortic Valve Replacement

Iatrogenic nerve lesions affecting the long thoracic nerve are very rare after a median sternotomy. Here we report on a patient who developed clinical signs of a so-called “winged scapula” after an uneventful aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 1277 - 1279
Main Authors Schmitz, Christoph, MD, Sodian, Ralf, MD, Witt, Thomas N., MD, Juchem, Gerd, MD, Lang, Nora, MD, Bruegger, Christian, MD, Kowalski, Christian, MD, Reichart, Bruno, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2009
Elsevier
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Aged
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Aortic Valve - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects
Humans
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Surgery
Thoracic Nerves - injuries
Trauma, Nervous System - etiology
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Treatment
Surgery
Anesthesia
Circulatory system
Scapula
Cardiology
Heart valve
Aortic valve
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Summary:Iatrogenic nerve lesions affecting the long thoracic nerve are very rare after a median sternotomy. Here we report on a patient who developed clinical signs of a so-called “winged scapula” after an uneventful aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.050