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. 2023 Jun 26;15(6):e41001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41001

Table 5. Postsurgical Parsonage-Turner Syndrome in the Literature.

D&C: dilation and curettage

L: left

R: right

B: bilateral

AIN: anterior interosseous nerve

PIN: posterior interosseous nerve

CTR: carpal tunnel release

ACDF: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

  Study Number of Patients Affected Nerve Type of Surgery
1 Malamut et al. [22] 6 R long thoracic Tonsillectomy
R long thoracic, suprascapular Appendectomy
L post interosseous, suprascapular, lower trunk 1st rib resection
L long thoracic, R long thoracic, R suprascapular Vaginal hysterectomy
L long thoracic, L suprascapular, L lower trunk, L thoracodorsal, R long thoracic, R suprascapular, R lower trunk Coronary artery bypass
L AIN, L PIN Knee arthrotomy
2 Eggers and Asai [7] 1 Lower trunk Knee replacement
3 Fibuch et al. [8] 1 Upper trunk Hysteroscopy, D&C
4 Griffin et al. [5] 1 R axillary Mastectomy for gynecomastia
5 Horlocker et al. [20] 1 (2 episodes) Upper > lower brachial plexus B shoulder surgery
6 Szwejbka et al. [25] 1 B AIN Abdominal surgery
7 Huang et al. [21] 1 Lower trunk Orthognathic surgery
8 Sisco and Dumanian [23] 3 AIN Shoulder surgery
9 Squintani et al. [24] 1 B AIN R CTR
10 Shetty et al. [15] 1 L AIN Total hip replacement
11 Verhasselt et al. [13] 1 Axillary, musculocutaneous ACDF C5-7
12 Barrington et al. [9] 1 Upper trunk Reconstruction thumb from toe
13 Butt et al. [19] 1 Suprascapular, axillary Dental surgery