TITLE:
Paraplegia by Acute Cervical Disc Herniation after Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery in Beach-Chair Position
AUTHORS:
Hye Young Kim, Gang Han Jung
KEYWORDS:
Beach Chair Position, Paraplegia, Shoulder Arthroscopy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.8 No.11,
November
15,
2018
ABSTRACT: Paraplegia after non-cervical spine surgery under general anesthesia is a rare devastating postoperative complication [1]. A patient with shoulder pain was scheduled for shoulder arthroscopy due to rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery was performed with the patient in the beach-chair. Postoperatively, patients complained the weakness of both lower leg and marked numbness and tingling in the both arms. MRI showed a herniated intervertebral disc between C6 and C7 with spinal cord compression. Despite urgent discectomy, the patient remained dysesthesia of both upper extremities for 6 months. The purpose of this report is to introduce our case with a paraplegia observed after arthroscopic shoulder surgery in beach-chair position because of acute cervical herniation.