Suprascapular Nerve Block

Authors

Philip Peng, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.C.
Associate Professor

Rachael Seib, M.D.
Resident Physician

Department of Anesthesia
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Commentary

Bernhard Moriggl, M.D.
Professor
Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck, Austria

Introduction - TOP

Suprascapular nerve (SSN) block, first described in 1941,1  is indicated for management of acute perioperative pain and a variety of chronic pain in the shoulder.  The indications include adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear, and degenerative or inflammatory glenohumeral arthritis.2-6  It is also performed as a diagnostic block for suprascapular neuropathy.7

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