Neurosurgical position causes peripheral nerve injuries?
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[Neurosurgical position causes peripheral nerve injuries?]
BACKGROUND Positioning during neurosurgical procedures is a challenge for surgical teams even if precautions are taken, the mechanisms underlying peripheral nerve injury (elongation, compression or ischaemia) are latent and it is important to know the frequency of occurrence in our environment. OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency of peripheral nerve injury secondary to surgical positioning. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cirugía y Cirujanos (English Edition)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2444-0507
DOI: 10.1016/j.circen.2018.01.010