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Erschienen in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2/2014

01.06.2014 | Case Report

Transient monoparesis due to acute cervical radiculopathy after lumbar spine surgery: a case report and review of literature

verfasst von: Ahmed Ezzat Siam, Heinrich Boehm, Hesham El Saghir, Stephan Werle

Erschienen in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Ausgabe 2/2014

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Monoparesis due to acute cervical radiculopathy as a complication of positioning under general anaesthesia has been very rarely reported. In the international literature, in PubMed database search up to March 2013, only two cases of postoperative upper limb monoparesis have been reported [1, 2]. We report a case of acute transient cervical radiculopathy following a lumbar spine surgery despite optimal anaesthetic management. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Transient monoparesis due to acute cervical radiculopathy after lumbar spine surgery: a case report and review of literature
verfasst von
Ahmed Ezzat Siam
Heinrich Boehm
Hesham El Saghir
Stephan Werle
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Elektronische ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-013-0209-z

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