APEX Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy-Online Didactic (August 2021)-The Suprascapular Nerve Decompression: Indications and Technical Tips

The Suprascapular Nerve Decompression: Indications and Technical Tips

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In the video, Joe Galvin from Madigan Army Medical Center discusses arthroscopic suprascapular nerve decompression. He presents a case of a 44-year-old active-duty military male with left shoulder pain and weakness due to a shoulder injury. Exam findings show wasting of the infraspinatus muscle, weakness with external rotation, and positive O'Brien's test. Radiographs reveal no glenohumeral arthritis, while an MRI shows a large suprascapular fossa cyst extending into the spinal glenoid notch. Galvin discusses the anatomy of the suprascapular nerve and various points of compression. He also talks about the arthroscopic technique for decompressing the nerve, which involves cyst decompression, biceps tenodesis, slap repair, and suprascapular nerve decompression.

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Joseph Galvin, D.O.

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Joe Galvin

Madigan Army Medical Center

arthroscopic suprascapular nerve decompression

shoulder injury

suprascapular fossa cyst