Suprascapular neuropathy in a shoulder referral practice

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 983-988

  Boykin, Robert E ^a   Friedman, Darren J ^b   Zimmer, Zachary R ^a   Oaklander, Anne Louise ^a   Higgins, Laurence D ^c   Warner, Jon J P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case Series; Electrodiagnostic testing, massive rotator cuff tear; Level IV; Suprascapular neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENERVATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUPRASCAPULAR NEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051472584     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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