Parsonage-Turner Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report.
Ramesh Babu GhantaAnastassios KaristinosOmar H AtassiPublished in: JBJS case connector (2022)
Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is an idiopathic brachial plexopathy that can develop in the setting of recent vaccination and lead to significant shoulder pain and weakness. Given the worldwide increase in newly vaccinated patients, orthopaedic surgeons should take detailed histories to identify potential triggers (recent vaccination or illness) that point toward PTS rather than musculoskeletal pathology.