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SUBMITTER: Stetson WB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6074022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20180611 7
Elbow arthroscopy is an increasingly common procedure performed in orthopaedic surgery. However, because of the presence of several major neurovascular structures in close proximity to the operative portals, it can have potentially devastating complications. The largest series of elbow arthroscopies to date described a 2.5% rate of postoperative neurological injury. All of these injuries were transient nerve injuries resolved without intervention. A recent report of major nerve injuries after el ...[more]