Associated movement as a sequel to thoracotomy: Aberrant regeneration to the latissimus dorsi muscle
✍ Scribed by Dr. Satoshi Kuwabara; Toshio Fukutake; Nobuyoshi Kasahata; Yutaka Shimoe; Izumi Yamanaka; Keizo Hirayama
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 262 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We describe two patients with unusual associated movements as a sequel to thoracotomy. The two patients developed involuntary twitchings of the latissimus dorsi, which were induced by contractions of the adjacent muscles, the serratus anterior muscle in patient 1 and the external intercostal muscle in patient 2, after lobectomy for lung cancer. Electrophysiological and radiological studies showed that aberrant regeneration from the adjacent nerves to the denervated latissimus dorsi could be responsible for the associated movements.