Brief Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation for Prevention of Shoulder Dysfunction After Oncologic Neck Dissection

Electrical stimulation will be applied to the nerve using the Grass SD9 Stimulator at a frequency of 20Hz, 10-15V, for 60 minutes during the surgery. This will occur after the neck dissection has been completed, and the remainder of the surgery will continue during stimulation. The stimulation will be applied using the Grass SD9 Stimulator and the current will be conducted to the nerve using a sterile wire electrode that will be encircled around the nerve at its most proximally-exposed portion (skull base). The wire will be removed after 60 minutes of stimulation has been applied.