IATROGENIC NERVE INJURIES

Iatrogenic nerve injuries are an undesired by product of the practice of medicine and have been so since antiquity. The majority of such inj uries occur perioperatively, and are, therefore, attributed to surgeon s and anesthesiologists. Nonetheless, the members of almost every clin ical specialty are at risk to some degree. latrogenic nerve injuries c an affect almost any portion of the peripheral nervous system, and can result from many different causes. This article reviews many of the m ore common iatrogenic nerve lesions.