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Brachial plexus palsy after anaesthesia in the sitting position
Author(s) -
SAADY ALBERT
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08723.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sitting , palsy , brachial plexus , regional anaesthesia , anesthesia , plexus , position (finance) , general anaesthesia , surgery , alternative medicine , finance , pathology , economics
Summary An unusual case of brachial plexus palsy developed in a patient following general Anaesthesia in the sitting position. Congenitial skeletal anomalies together with severe bony degenerative changes surrounding the nerve roots probably precipitated the palsy.