Iatrogenic long thoracic nerve injury and scapular winging in posterior spinal fusion surgery: A case report.
Mohammadreza ShakeryHasan GhandhariSeyed Mani MahdaviMohammadreza ChehrassanPublished in: Clinical case reports (2022)
This is an extremely rare case of scapular winging following posterior spinal fusion for correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in an 18-year-old boy due to iatrogenic injury to a long thoracic nerve. Scapular winging manifested 5 days after the operation and spontaneously improved after 7 months.