title: Nerve entrapment about the shoulder girdle.
abstract: Nerve entrapments about the shoulder can cause severe pain and can be disabling. A precise diagnosis must be established based on a thorough history and physical examination, and laboratory tests (EMG for example) are necessary. Definitive treatment with decompression or release of the affected nerve often relieves shoulder pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grinblat
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012782:Shoulder / Q000294:innervation*