Table 1

Abduction angle of the affected arm one day prior to and one day following neurolysis of the long thoracic nerve.
Patient
 side
 sex
 Age (yrs)
 Age of Injury (yrs)
 Overhead Angle Pre-surgery
 Overhead Angle Post-surgery
 Overhead Angle Increase
1*
 l
 m
 23.3
 3.0
 47° ± 4
 163° ± 8
 116° ± 9
2
 r
 f
 54.1
 0.6
 63° ± 8
 153° ± 8
 90° ± 11
3
 r
 f
 37.2
 1.5
 80° ± 8
 166° ± 8
 86° ± 11
4
 r
 f
 46.6
 4.0
 81° ± 4
 170° ± 4
 89° ± 6
5
 r
 f
 15.5
 0.8
 90° ± 8
 180° ± 4
 90° ± 9
6
 r
 f
 52.0
 4.5
 103° ± 4
 176° ± 4
 73° ± 6
7
 r
 m
 24.2
 0.2
 120° ± 8
 180° ± 4
 60° ± 9
8
 r
 m
 22.0
 2.0
 124° ± 4
 147° ± 4
 23° ± 6
9
 r
 m
 51.1
 12
 125° ± 4
 170° ± 4
 45° ± 6
10*
 r
 m
 23.4
 3.0
 129° ± 4
 146° ± 8
 17° ± 9
11
 r
 f
 62.4
 4.0
 131° ± 4
 180° ± 4
 49° ± 6
12
 r
 m
 17.6
 1.5
 134° ± 4
 149° ± 4
 15° ± 6
13
 r
 f
 51.8
 0.4
 138° ± 8
 152° ± 8
 14° ± 11

*Patients 1 and 10 are the same person, who suffered from bilateral winging.

Nath and Melcher Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2007 2:4   doi:10.1186/1749-7221-2-4

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