Avoiding and Managing Complications of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

The silent assistant in elbow surgery

“…Risk of neurapraxia has been reported with use of heavier weight traction. [1][2][3] A full upper limb neurological examination was performed on test subjects following traction. There was no evidence of neurapraxia or failure of the device (Table 1).…”

Full Thickness Tears

“…105 In patients undergoing shoulder artrhroscopy, nerve injury was detected in 22 (7%) patients, with the majority involving the cutaneous branch of the axillary nerve. 109 Brislin et al, 110 in a retrospective study, evaluated the overall complication rate. We therefore recommend a low weight traction, limited length of the procedure, and accurate patients positioning to prevent neurological complication from traction injury to the brachial plexus.…”