Ulnar Neuropathy as a Complication of Face-down Positioning after Macular Hole Surgery

Chang Beom Bae; Jung Im Seok; Dong Kuck Lee

doi:10.14253/kjcn.2014.16.2.92

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Bae, Seok, and Lee: Ulnar Neuropathy as a Complication of Face-down Positioning after Macular Hole Surgery

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Korean J Community Nutr 2014;16(2):92-94.

Published online: 18 January 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14253/kjcn.2014.16.2.92

Ulnar Neuropathy as a Complication of Face-down Positioning after Macular Hole Surgery

Chang Beom Bae, Jung Im Seok, Dong Kuck Lee

Department of Neurology, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Address for correspondence; Jung Im Seok Department of Neurology, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, 33 Duryugongwon-ro 17-gil, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-718, Korea Tel: +82-53-650-3440 Fax: +82-53-654-9786 E-mail: ji-helpgod@hanmail.net

Received 4 June 2014 Revised 30 August 2014 Accepted 16 September 2014

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Ulnar neuropathy, Macular hole, Complications

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Figure 1.

(A) Transverse view of the left ulnar nerve (arrow head) showed enlarged and hypoechoic nerve (cross-sectional area of the nerve is 2.04 mm²). (B) The cross-sectional area of right ulnar nerve (arrow head) in the same location is 0.78 mm². ME; medial epicondyle.

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