Morin J E, Long R, Elleker M G, Eisen A A, Wynands E, Ralphs-Thibodeau S
Ann Thorac Surg. 1982 Aug;34(2):181-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)60881-8.
The status of 958 patients who underwent median sternotomy between January, 1978, and May, 1981, was analyzed. Fifty-four patients had an upper extremity neuropathy. Among 38 patients who underwent further evaluation, motor and sensory nerve conduction studies localized the injury to the level of the elbow in 13, to the brachial plexus in 10, and to both locations in 6. Ninety-two percent of these 38 patients were asymptomatic 3 months after operation.
分析了1978年1月至1981年5月间接受正中胸骨切开术的958例患者的情况。54例患者出现上肢神经病变。在接受进一步评估的38例患者中，运动和感觉神经传导研究将损伤定位在肘部水平的有13例，定位在臂丛神经的有10例，定位在两个部位的有6例。这38例患者中有92%在术后3个月无症状。
