Entrapment of the suprascapular nerve: Anatomy, etiology, diagnosis, treatment;Zespół usidlenia nerwu nadłopatkowego - Podstawy anatomiczne, przyczyny, diagnostyka, leczenie

Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-74

  Gosk, Jerzy ^a   Urban, Maciej ^a   Rutowski, Roman ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Suprascapular nerve; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFRASPINATE MUSCLE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE; SYMPTOM; TENDINITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 34250018023     PISSN: 15093492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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