Complete brachial plexus palsy after total shoulder arthroplasty done with interscalene block anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 318-321

  Walton, John S ^a,b   Folk, Jeff W ^a   Friedman, Richard J ^a   Dorman, B Hugh ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus palsy; Interscalene block; Total shoulder arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHOULDER GIRDLE;

EID: 0034043750     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-200005000-00021     Document Type: Article

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