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Case Reports
. 1994 May;72(5):605-7.
doi: 10.1093/bja/72.5.605.

An unusual cause of postoperative brachial plexus palsy

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An unusual cause of postoperative brachial plexus palsy

J M Anderton et al. Br J Anaesth. 1994 May.
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Abstract

We describe a case of postoperative brachial plexus neurapraxia after lumbar spinal surgery performed on the prone, seated, knee-chest position. The arms were extended above the patient's head.

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