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Denervation Muscle Injury

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaArrhythmiasSkeletal Muscle WeaknessParalytic SensitivityCareful PositioningUnstable Electrolytes

Pathophysiology

When a motor nerve is cut, crushed, or functionally silenced, the muscle it supplies loses its trophic input and Wallerian degeneration proceeds distal to the lesion — axonal and myelin fragmentation...

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