title: Supraspinatus compartment syndrome.
abstract: Surgical management of supraspinatus compartment syndrome has not been previously reported. A high index of suspicion for severe shoulder pain of unclear etiology coupled with MRI is necessary for diagnosis. Prompt decompression to avoid irreversible ischemia is warranted. Perhaps mild ischemia of the supraspinatus muscle is an unrecognized cause of recurrent shoulder pain.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1400 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. kstahlfeld@mercy.pmhs.org
authors.forename: Kurt R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Stahlfeld
authors.forename: Jeffery E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McClain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000399:Air Pressure; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology