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 |