Suprascapular neuropathy
Evidence-based neurology checklist on suprascapular neuropathy: Anatomy The suprascapular nerve supplies the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles Its nerve roots are C5 and C6 It provides sensory innervation to the posterior-superior part of the shoulder Traumatic causes Compressive causes…
Anatomy
- The suprascapular nerve supplies the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles
- Its nerve roots are C5 and C6
- It provides sensory innervation to the posterior-superior part of the shoulder
Traumatic causes
Compressive causes
Medical causes
Iatrogenic causes
Clinical features
Assessment tests
Associated neuropathies
Differential diagnosis
X-ray shoulder: views
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shoulder
Electromyogram (EMG): features of denervation
Treatment
References
- Shi LL, Freehill MT, Yannopoulos P, Warner JJ. Suprascapular nerve: is it important in cuff pathology? Adv Orthop 2012; 2012:516985.
- Liveson JA. Peripheral Neurology: Case Studies. Third edition. Oxford University Press Oxford 2000 p157.
- Memon AB, Dymm B, Ahmad BK, Sripathi N, Schultz L, Chandok A. Suprascapular neuropathy: a review of 87 cases. Muscle Nerve 2019; 60:250-253.
- Bozzi F, Alabau-Rodriguez S, Barrera-Ochoa S, et al. Suprascapular neuropathy around the shoulder: a current concept review. J Clin Med 2020; 9:2331.
- Kostretzis L, Theodoroudis I, Boutsiadis A, Papadakis N, Papadopoulos P. Suprascapular nerve pathology: a review of the literature. Open Orthop J 2017; 11:140-153.
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