Suprascapular nerve palsy: a complication of surgical positioning?

Authors
Ould-Ahmed, M Fourel, D Belat, C Aubouin, JP Zagnoli, F Guiavarch, M
Citation
M. Ould-ahmed et al., Suprascapular nerve palsy: a complication of surgical positioning?, ANN FR A R, 18(6), 1999, pp. 674-676
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
ANNALES FRANCAISES D ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION
ISSN journal
07507658 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
674 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0750-7658(199906)18:6<674:SNPACO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report a case of persisting suprascapular nerve palsy after surgery unde r general anaesthesia of short duration in a conventional position. Surgica l exploration, eight months later, showed a suprascapular notch narrowed by a hypertrophied and calcified superior transverse ligament. Such a lesion and the practice of volley-ball by the patient are in favour of a pre-exist ing infraclinical neuropathy. (C) 1999 Elsevier, Paris.