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Effectiveness of Suprascapular Nerve Block in Patient Satisfaction and Outcome

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August 2013

Effectiveness of Suprascapular Nerve Block in Patient Satisfaction and Outcome

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:124| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A Randomized Study of the Effectiveness of Suprascapular Nerve Block in Patient Satisfaction and Outcome After Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression

Arthroscopy; 2011; 27(10):1323-1328

Contributing Authors:
Hans-Christian Jeske Franz Kralinger Markus Wambacher Florian Perwanger Rebecca Schoepf Juergen Oberladstaetter Dietmar Krappinger Christian Dallapozza Frank Hoffmann

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45 individuals who had been diagnosed with shoulder impingement and were treated with arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) were randomized to receive either SSN block, placebo (saline), or a subacromial infiltration of local anesthesia. Post-operative results indicated that patients who received SSN displayed significantly less pain and required significantly less analgesia in comparison t...

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