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Increasing Awareness of Complications of Nerve Injury Following Shoulder Surgery: Preventing Delays in Referral and Treatment.

Brendan M PattersonEvelyn R ReedElspeth HillJoseph A Buckwalter VMaria F BozoghlianSusan E Mackinnon
Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
This is the largest series of patients with iatrogenic nerve injury following shoulder surgeries to date. Our data demonstrate a lack of timely referral to nerve surgeons, especially after arthroscopy. There continues to be a variable injury pattern even among similar surgeries. Despite this, timely surgical intervention, when indicated, can lead to favorable outcomes.
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