title: Anomaly of the supraclavicular nerve: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a male cadaver found to have his right intermediate branch of the supraclavicular nerve piercing the clavicle. No other anomalies were found in this specimen. Following a review of the literature, it appears that symptoms related to this finding are rare but do occur most commonly involving the intermediate branch of the supraclavicular nerve. Symptoms may be alleviated with surgical decompression of the entrapped nerve. Although rare, the clinician should include entrapment of the supraclavicular nerve within the clavicle in their differential diagnosis of shoulder pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. rstubbs@uab.edu
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: E George
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Salter
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002968:Clavicle / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery