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Case Reports
. 2011 May;2(2):243-5.
doi: 10.1159/000330692. Epub 2011 Aug 2.

Ulnar neuropathy as a complication of retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning

Dimitrios Brouzas  1 , Nikolaos Gourgounis, Stavroula Davou, Eleni Loukianou, Ilias Georgalas, Chryssanthi Koursandrea
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Ulnar neuropathy as a complication of retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning

Dimitrios Brouzas et al. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2011 May.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral ulnar neuropathy as an extraocular complication following retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning.

Methods: Case report.

Results: Bilateral hypoesthesia and numbness of the 4th and 5th finger started 2 weeks after vitrectomy for retinal detachment and face-down positioning. Due to progressive symptoms 6 months later, unilateral ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow was performed.

Conclusions: This case report demonstrates that strict face-down positioning bears the risk of ulnar neuropathy.

Keywords: Face-down positioning; Ulnar neuropathy; Vitrectomy complications.

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Decompression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow.
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