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Iatrogenic lesions of the peripheral nervous system in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology procedures

To describe iatrogenic lesions of the peripheral nervous system and their relationship with different orthopaedic and traumatological procedures, through their assessment by means of electromyographic study. Retrospective descriptive study of the electromyographies performed in the clinical neurophy...

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Published in:Revista española de cirugía ortopédica y traumatología 2021-07, Vol.65 (4), p.264-271
Main Authors: Orenga Orenga, J.V., Parra Escorihuela, S., Barreda Altaba, I., Estarelles Marco, M.J., Ghinea, A.D., Leal Galicia, D.E., López García, R.
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Summary:To describe iatrogenic lesions of the peripheral nervous system and their relationship with different orthopaedic and traumatological procedures, through their assessment by means of electromyographic study. Retrospective descriptive study of the electromyographies performed in the clinical neurophysiology service of the Hospital General Universitari de Castelló between July 2015 and March 2019, recovering those in which the aetiology was diagnosed as iatrogenic in relation to surgical procedures and analysing those that were initiated after orthopaedic and traumatological procedures. Of the total number of electromyographies reviewed, 1.37% corresponded to iatrogenic surgical lesions and 55.1% of these were secondary to orthopaedic surgery and traumatology procedures, the incidence in relation to the procedures performed was 0.65%. The most frequent locations related to injuries were the lumbar spine, hip and hand/wrist. Injuries due to postural causes not directly related to the surgical field are noteworthy. Iatrogenic injuries to the peripheral nervous system after orthopaedic surgery and traumatology procedures are infrequent, but given their mechanism of injury and the high severity of most of them, it would be advisable to implement corrective mechanisms to reduce their incidence. Level of evidence: IV. Describir las lesiones iatrogénicas de sistema nervioso periférico y su relación con los diferentes procedimientos ortopédicos y traumatológicos, a través de su valoración mediante estudio electromiográfico. Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de las electromiografías realizadas en el servicio de neurofisiología clínica de Hospital General Universitari de Castelló en el periodo comprendido entre julio de 2015 y marzo de 2019, recuperando aquellas en las que la etiología se diagnosticó como iatrogénica en relación con procedimientos quirúrgicos y analizando las que se iniciaron tras procedimientos ortopédicos y traumatológicos. Del total de electromiografías revisadas el 1,37% correspondieron con lesiones iatrogénicas quirúrgicas y de ellas el 55,1% fueron secundarias a procedimientos de cirugía ortopédica y traumatología, la incidencia respecto a los procedimientos realizados fue del 0,65%. Las localizaciones más frecuentemente relacionadas con las lesiones fueron el raquis lumbar, cadera y mano/muñeca. Son destacables las lesiones por causa postural sin relación directa con el campo quirúrgico. Las lesiones iatrogénicas del sistema nervioso periférico
ISSN:1988-8856
1988-8856
DOI:10.1016/j.recote.2021.04.007