title: Winged scapula after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich, Munich, Germany. christoph.schmitz@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sodian
authors.forename: Thomas N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Juchem
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruegger
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart