Iatrogenic long thoracic nerve injury and scapular winging in posterior spinal fusion surgery: A case report

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Keywords

• adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
• long thoracic nerve injury
• posterior spinal fusion
• scapular winging