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The double suprascapular foramen: unique anatomical variation and the new hypothesis of its formation
Michał Polguj1, Michał Podgórski, Kazimierz Jędrzejewski
1Department of Angiology, Chair of Anatomy, Medical University of Łódź, 90-136, Narutowicza 60, Łódź, Poland. michal.polguj@umed.lodz.pl
Abstract:
A unique anatomical variation of the suprascapular notch was discovered in one scapula from 610 analyzed by three-dimensional CT reconstruction. Two bony bridges were found, converting it into a double suprascapular foramen, in the left upper extremity of an 56-year-old Caucasian female. This variation might be a risk factor for suprascapular nerve entrapment. Suprascapular nerve running through inferior suprascapular foramen was discovered. Suprascapular vessels passed through superior suprascapular foramen (artery lay medially and vein laterally). A new hypothesis of double suprascapular foramen formation (mechanism of creation) is presented based on recent anatomical findings (e.g., the discovery in 2002 of the anterior coracoscapular ligament). Knowledge of the anatomical variations described in this study should be helpful in arthroscopic and open procedures at the suprascapular region and also confirms the safety of operative decompression for the suprascapular nerve.
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