TY - JOUR
T1 - Contralateral brachial plexus neuropathy after arthroscopic shoulder surgery
AU - Pavlik, Attila
AU - Ang, Kian C.
AU - Bell, Simon N.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This case report presents a neurologic complication that occurred after shoulder arthroscopic surgery on the contralateral arm. This brachial plexus palsy has been documented as a reversible C7-T1 lesion, which was the consequence of the patient's unknown cervical rib and the applied lateral position during the operation. In this case, the recovery was almost complete within 3 months postoperatively; however, one should take care to prevent these complications with an appropriate positioning of patients with an anatomic variant.
AB - This case report presents a neurologic complication that occurred after shoulder arthroscopic surgery on the contralateral arm. This brachial plexus palsy has been documented as a reversible C7-T1 lesion, which was the consequence of the patient's unknown cervical rib and the applied lateral position during the operation. In this case, the recovery was almost complete within 3 months postoperatively; however, one should take care to prevent these complications with an appropriate positioning of patients with an anatomic variant.
KW - Brachial plexus lesion
KW - Complication
KW - Patient positioning
KW - Shoulder arthroscopy
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U2 - 10.1053/jars.2002.32847
DO - 10.1053/jars.2002.32847
M3 - Article
C2 - 12098130
AN - SCOPUS:0036633307
SN - 0749-8063
VL - 18
SP - 658
EP - 659
JO - Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery
IS - 6
ER -