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An Unusual Case of Shoulder Pain
Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.13(8), pp.e403-e405
09/2017
Abstract
•Scapular winging is caused by injury, damage, or inflammation to the long thoracic nerve.•Scapular winging can cause shoulder pain, limited abduction, and loss of strength.•The most common muscle affected by thoracic nerve injury is the serratus anterior muscle.•The patient presented with a decreased ability to do daily living activities with medial scapular winging.
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- Title
- An Unusual Case of Shoulder Pain
- Publication Details
- Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.13(8), pp.e403-e405
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- Identifiers
- 99381356539606600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English