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Ultrasound-Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block at Suprascapular Notch-Do We Really Target Suprascapular Notch or Not? Where Is Our Real Target?

Aslinur Keles ErcisliFeyza Unlu OzkanEsra GirayPapatya KelesBurak KaripAhmet Nedim Kahramanİlknur Aktas
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2023)
Ultrasound (US)-guided suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) is a widely used procedure and while describing the US-guided SSNB in the suprascapular notch, the suprascapular fossa is often visualized and injection is performed in that location. Although it can be done in both location, to inject the right area, the terminology should be settled and the visualization of these areas which are unclear and confusing in the literature should be clarified. In this sense, we showed the course of the nerve on a cadaver and briefly describe a protocol to correctly visualize the suprascapular notch with US.
Keyphrases
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