Suprascapular Nerve Palsy Secondary to Spinoglenoid Cysts: Results of Arthroscopic Treatment

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 721-727

  Westerheide, Kenneth J ^a   Dopirak, Ryan M ^b   Karzel, Ronald P ^b   Snyder, Stephen J ^b  

^a MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic; Ganglion; Glenoid labrum; Suprascapular neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION CYST; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE PALSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; GANGLION CYSTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SCAPULA; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745960032     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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