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Ulnar neuropathy as a complication of retinal detachment surgery and face-down positioning
Dimitrios Brouzas1, Nikolaos Gourgounis, Stavroula Davou
11st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
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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