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- David B Auyong and Amy A Cabbabe.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101, USA. Electronic address: david.auyong@vmmc.org.
- J Clin Anesth. 2014 Dec 1;26(8):684-7.
AbstractThe dorsal scapular nerve, a proximal branch of the brachial plexus, may be imaged using ultrasound. This nerve supplies the rhomboid and levator scapulae muscles while providing significant sensory innervation to the scapula. An ultrasound-guided nerve block of the dorsal scapular nerve provided analgesia after surgery of the scapula. Selective blockade of this nerve, without blocking the remainder of the brachial plexus, results in specific analgesia of the scapula, sparing sensory and motor function of the ipsilateral arm.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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