Ulnar Neuropathy as a Complication of Retinal Detachment Surgery and Face-Down Positioning

PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral ulnar neuropathy as an extraocular complication following retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Bilateral hypoesthesia and numbness of the 4th and 5th finger started 2 weeks after vitrectomy for retinal detachment...

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Autores principales: Brouzas, Dimitrios, Gourgounis, Nikolaos, Davou, Stavroula, Loukianou, Eleni, Georgalas, Ilias, Koursandrea, Chryssanthi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: August 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000330692
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral ulnar neuropathy as an extraocular complication following retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Bilateral hypoesthesia and numbness of the 4th and 5th finger started 2 weeks after vitrectomy for retinal detachment and face-down positioning. Due to progressive symptoms 6 months later, unilateral ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow was performed. CONCLUSIONS: This case report demonstrates that strict face-down positioning bears the risk of ulnar neuropathy.

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