Perioperative neuropathies from surgical positioning are injuries to peripheral nerves arising during the perioperative period as a result of compression, stretch or ischaemia when patients are placed ...

Acute compartment syndrome in the limbs is a serious but rare complication of surgical positioning that arises when elevated pressure within a closed muscle compartment compromises tissue perfusion.

Surgical complications can lead to tragedy, so when R. Dan Allen realized that problems related to positioning during surgery could be avoided, he set out to develop safer patient positioning devices ...