Suprascapular Nerve Injury at the Spinoglenoid Notch in a Washer Man: A Case Report

Suprascapular Nerve injury is an uncommon cause of shoulder pain and weakness. Lesions of the Suprascapular Nerve can occur at the Supraspinatus or the Spinoglenoid Notch. We present here, report of a 26-year-old washer man who presented with pain in left shoulder and difficulty washing clothes. Cli...

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Published inÇukurova Üniversitesi tip fakültesi dergisi Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 143 - 146
Main Authors Atif Ahmed Khan, Khalil Ahmad, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Aisha Ayyub
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cukurova University 01.02.2014
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Electrodiagnostic studies
Pakistan
Spinoglenoid Notch
Suprascapular Nerve injury
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Summary:Suprascapular Nerve injury is an uncommon cause of shoulder pain and weakness. Lesions of the Suprascapular Nerve can occur at the Supraspinatus or the Spinoglenoid Notch. We present here, report of a 26-year-old washer man who presented with pain in left shoulder and difficulty washing clothes. Clinical evaluation and electrodiagnostic studies confirmed injury to the left Suprascapular Nerve at the Spinoglenoid Notch. The patient was managed conservatively for six weeks with relative rest, supervised physiotherapy and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, following which he showed substantial reduction in pain and improvement in functional activities.
ISSN:0250-5150