• Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jul 2011

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    Suprascapular nerve block: a narrative review.

    • Chin-wern Chan and Philip W H Peng.
    • Wasser Pain Management Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
    • Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2011 Jul 1;36(4):358-73.

    AbstractSuprascapular nerve blockade (SSNB) is a simple and safe technique for providing relief from various types of shoulder pain, including rheumatologic disorders, cancer, and trauma pain, and postoperative pain due to shoulder arthroscopy. Posterior, superior, and anterior approaches may be used, the most common being the posterior. Recently, an ultrasound-guided approach has been described. In this review, the basic anatomy of the suprascapular nerve will be described. The different techniques of SSNB and indications for SSNB will be discussed. The complications of SSNB and outcomes of SSNB on the management of acute and chronic shoulder pain will be reviewed.

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