title: Perioperative upper extremity peripheral nerve traction injuries.
abstract: Peripheral nerve traction injuries may occur after surgical care and can involve any of the upper extremity large peripheral nerves. In this review, injuries after shoulder or elbow surgical intervention are discussed. Understanding the varying mechanisms of injury as well as classification is imperative for preoperative risk stratification as well as management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 1800 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA. Electronic address: Christopher.Plastaras@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Plastaras
authors.forename: Akhil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhatre
authors.forename: Ashot S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kotcharian
mesh_terms: D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D014143:Traction / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Perioperative; Peripheral nerve; Traction injuries; Upper extremity