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Table 1 Abduction angle of the affected arm one day prior to and one day following neurolysis of the long thoracic nerve.

From: Rapid recovery of serratus anterior muscle function after microneurolysis of long thoracic nerve injury

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

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