Abstract
The authors report three cases of suprascapular nerve entrapment occurring as the nerve passed around the lateral border of the spine of the scapula. The cardinal finding included shoulder pain, weakness and wasting of the infraspinal muscle, as well as a positive electromyogram showing fibrillation, polyphasic potential, giant spike, and delayed distal latency. Ultrasonography was a very useful diagnostic test in cases caused by ganglion. All cases were operated on. Ganglion were extirpated in 2 cases and the inferior transverse scapular ligament was excised in the other case. The shoulder pain disappeared postoperatively and at follow-up external rotation strength of the affected shoulder had almost returned to normal.
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