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The patient and surgical site were identified and marked in the preoperative holding area. The patient underwent anesthesia per the anesthesia team.
The patient was positioned in the lateral decubitus position on a bean bag with all bony prominences padded. The torso was rolled posteriorly 25°, axillary roll placed, and the arm was placed into a foam traction sleeve and suspended in 60° of abduction, 15° of flexion. Ten pounds of weight were used for traction. IV antibiotics were administered.
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Saghieh, S. (2013). Arthroscopic Acromioplasty. In: Saghieh, S., Weinstein, S., Hoballah, J. (eds) Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7479-1_68
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