title: Shoulder pain due to suprascapular nerve compression during general anesthesia.
abstract: Suprascapular nerve entrapment is an uncommon but often under-recognized entity caused by a variety of mechanisms and injuries to the shoulder area. The case presented is of a patient with neuropathy after a bilateral hernia repair. This is a previously undocumented association not closely adhering to the usually proposed mechanisms of injury. These mechanisms and the diagnosis and treatment of suprascapular nerve compression are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Sections of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and of Comprehensive Medicine, Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Biundo
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Fontenot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chappuis