Eхperience of endoscopic decompression of the suprascapular nerve
Evgeniy A. Belyak , Dmitry L. Pashin , Fedor L. Lazko , Alexey P. Prizov , Maxim F. Lazko , Nikolay V. Zagorodniy , Sarkis A. Asratyan
Journal of Clinical Practice ›› 2022, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2) : 51 -58.
Eхperience of endoscopic decompression of the suprascapular nerve
Background: Suprascapular nerve neuropathy is a commonly spread pathology, caused by a traction force trauma or compression in the scapular notch area. In the case of a conservative treatment failure, a standard surgical procedure is neurolysis (decompression) of the suprascapular nerve in the scapular notch. This procedure can be done in an open manner or endoscopically. Aims: to evaluate the results of endoscopic decompression of the suprascapular nerve in the scapular notch area at a 6 months follow-up. Methods: We operated 10 patients with the clinical picture of posttraumatic suprascapular nerve neuropathy in the period from 2015 to 2021. The mean age of patients was 52.3±11.8. All the patients underwent the shoulder joint and subacromial space arthroscopy, and decompression of the suprascapular nerve in the scapular notch area. Results: According to the VAS-scale, the severity of pain syndrome before the surgery was 6 cm, while in 6 months after the surgery it decreased to 2 cm. According to the DASH scale, the dysfunction of the of shoulder joint before the surgery was 70 points, in 6 months after the surgery it decreased to 10 points. The range of motion in the shoulder joint before the surgery was: flexion 155±14,4°, abduction 140±42°, external rotation 12±5,6°; 6 months after the surgery we observed: flexion 174±15,6°, abduction 175±14,4°, external rotation 48±9°. Conclusion: The obtained results let us characterize the method of endoscopic decompression of the suprascapular nerve as a low-traumatic and effective technique, which promotes restoration of the function of the suprascapular nerve and shoulder joint, and elimination of pain syndrome from the shoulder area.
suprascapular nerve / endoscopic neurolysis / decompression / neuropathic pain syndrome / shoulder arthroscopy
Belyak E.A., Pashin D.L., Lazko F.L., Prizov A.P., Lazko M.F., Zagorodniy N.V., Asratyan S.A.
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