Paraplegia after non-cervical spine surgery under general anesthesia is a rare\ndevastating postoperative complication [1]. A patient with shoulder pain was\nscheduled for shoulder arthroscopy due to rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopic\nshoulder surgery was performed with the patient in the beach-chair. Postoperatively,\npatients complained the weakness of both lower leg and marked\nnumbness and tingling in the both arms. MRI showed a herniated intervertebral\ndisc between C6 and C7 with spinal cord compression. Despite urgent\ndiscectomy, the patient remained dysesthesia of both upper extremities for 6\nmonths. The purpose of this report is to introduce our case with a paraplegia\nobserved after arthroscopic shoulder surgery in beach-chair position because\nof acute cervical herniation.
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