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Suprascapular nerve entrapment

M Vastamäki¹, H Göransson

¹Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

|December 1, 1993

Summary

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Surgical release of suprascapular nerve entrapment effectively relieved pain in 72% of patients. Long-term outcomes showed muscle atrophy improvement, though some poor results occurred due to misdiagnoses.

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Neurology
Musculoskeletal Disorders

Background:

Suprascapular nerve entrapment commonly causes shoulder pain and dysfunction.
Surgical decompression is a primary treatment, but long-term outcomes require further investigation.