[Suprascapular palsy: a complication of surgical positioning?].
We report a case of persisting suprascapular nerve palsy after surgery under general anaesthesia of short duration in a conventional position. Surgical 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-existing infraclinical neuropathy.
Ould-Ahmed
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest-Naval, France.
Fourel
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D
Belat
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C
Aubouin
J P
JP
Zagnoli
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F
Guiavarch
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M
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000293:injuries / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011187:Posture; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*