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Peruto, C.M., Ciccotti, M.G. and Cohen, S.B. (2009) Shoulder Arthroscopy Positioning: Lateral Decubitus versus Beach Chair. Arthroscopy, 25, 891-896.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2008.10.003

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• 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.