'Scapula alata' as a consequence of park bench position for a retro-mastoid craniectomy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-524

  Paluzzi, A ^a   Woon, K ^b   Bodkin, P ^a   Robertson, I J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle tumour; Lateral decubitus; Long thoracic nerve; Winged scapula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALAR SCAPULA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG THORACIC NERVE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE INJURY; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CRANIOTOMY; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; SCAPULA; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 35148843372     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701504063     Document Type: Article

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