ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018
Morphological Aspects in Ultrasound Visualisation of the Suprascapular Notch Region: A Study Based on a New Four-Step Protocol.
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- Suprascapular nerve anatomy and its implication for approaches to peripheral nerve stimulation of its sensory branching: a morphometric cadaveric study.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- Morphometry of the Scapular Notch and Its Clinical Implication in Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Morphological types and morphometrical measurements of the suprascapular notch in both dry bones and human cadavers: anatomical study to improve the outcomes of the diagnostic and interventional procedures in the shoulder region.Anatomy & cell biology · 2023Article
- Variations in the Course and Diameter of the Suprascapular Nerve: Anatomical Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The co-occurrence of a four-headed coracobrachialis muscle, split coracoid process and tunnel for the median and musculocutaneous nerves: the potential clinical relevance of a very rare variation.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
- Coexistence of a rare case of a suprascapular artery with other vascular abnormalities: case report and potential surgical relevance.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundSonographic evaluation of the suprascapular notch (SSN) region is clinically important, because it is the most common location for performing suprascapular nerve block. The aim of the study was to describe the morphology of the SSN region based on ultrasound examination and in accordance with the patients' body mass index (BMI). MATERIAL AND
methodsThe SSN region was sonographically examined in 120 healthy volunteers according to our new four-step protocol. The morphometry of the SSN and the neurovascular bundle was assessed, and patients' BMI were calculated. The shape of the suprascapular notch was classified based on its superior transverse diameter (STD) and maximal depth (MD).
resultThe type III scapular notch was the most prevalent (64%). The BMI was higher in type IV/V (27.38 ± 3.76) than in type I (24.77 ± 3.49). However, no significant differences were observed in the distribution of SSN notch types with regard to BMI (
conclusionOur original four-step sonographic protocol enabled characterising the morphology of the SSN region, despite the SSN notch types. The suprascapular artery is the best sonographic landmark for the suprascapular notch region. No significant differences were found between sides regarding the thickness of the soft tissue above the suprascapular nerve and vessels. Recognition of the SSN morphology is not affected by the BMI.
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