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SUBMITTER: Higgins JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621929 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Higgins John D JD Frank Rachel M RM Hamamoto Jason T JT Provencher Matthew T MT Romeo Anthony A AA Verma Nikhil N NN
Arthroscopy techniques 20170731 4
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery can be performed in both the beach chair and lateral decubitus positions. The beach chair position is a reliable, safe, and effective position to perform nearly all types of shoulder arthroscopic procedures. The advantages of the beach chair position include the ease of setup, limited brachial plexus stress, increased glenohumeral and subacromial visualization, anesthesia flexibility, and the ability to easily convert to an open procedure. This position is most comm ...[more]