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.
Schmitz
Christoph
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich, Munich, Germany. christoph.schmitz@med.uni-muenchen.de
Sodian
Ralf
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Witt
Thomas N
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Juchem
Gerd
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Lang
Nora
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Bruegger
Christian
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Kowalski
Christian
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Reichart
Bruno
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