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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volume 9, Issue 1, January–February 2000, Pages 70-72
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Case Report
Bilateral suprascapular nerve entrapment syndrome associated with rotator cuff tear*

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Abstract

J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2000;9:70-2.

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Case report

A 51-year-old male carpenter had a history of bilateral shoulder pain and dullness, which was distributed along the outer border of the shoulder blade up to the shoulder joint, for 5 years. The pain was aggravated by forward flexion and external rotation of either shoulder. Concurrent with the pain, he noticed progressive weakness of the right shoulder and then in the left shoulder. He saw several doctors, and a variety of conservative treatments including anti-inflammatory drugs, blockades,

Discussion

The suprascapular nerve proceeds from the upper brachial plexus (C5 and C6 roots). The nerve extends deep to the trapezius and omohyoid muscles and follows the course of the suprascapular artery to the suprascapular notch. The nerve passes under the superior transverse scapular ligament and goes inside the supraspinatus fossa. It then extends deep to the supraspinatus muscle and gives motor branches to the muscle and sensory innervation to the shoulder joints. Then, the nerve extends around the

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Reprint requests: Akihiko Asami, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga, 849-8501 Japan.

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