Third-degree burn from a grounding pad during arthroscopy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.11.003.
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Abstract
We describe a healthy 59-year-old woman who sustained a third-degree burn from a grounding pad during shoulder arthroscopy. We wish to make surgeons aware of a rare complication associated with any arthroscopic procedure in which an electrocautery/grounding pad system is used. We detail the presentation, evaluation, treatment, and definitive care and review the possible causes of this complication and the mechanism by which an electrocautery/grounding pad system functions. Although this complication is not uncommon, we believe that this is the first case report describing a burn at the grounding pad site occurring during arthroscopy.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroscopy
- Burns
- Electrocoagulation
- Intraoperative Complications
- Rotator Cuff
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Thigh
Anatomy
- shoulder