Ultrasound-guided continuous suprascapular nerve block for adhesive capsulitis: one case and a short topical review

Jens Dupont Børglum Neimann, Anne Bartholdy, H Hautopp, M R Krogsgaard, Kenneth Jensen

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Abstract

We present a case with an ultrasound-guided (USG) placement of a perineural catheter beneath the transverse scapular ligament in the scapular notch to provide a continuous block of the suprascapular nerve (SSN). The patient suffered from a severe and very painful adhesive capsulitis of the left shoulder secondary to an operation in the same shoulder conducted 20 weeks previously for impingement syndrome and a superior labral anterior-posterior tear. Following a new operation with capsular release, the placement of a continuous nerve block catheter subsequently allowed for nearly pain-free low impact passive and guided active mobilization by the performing physiotherapist for three consecutive weeks. This case and a short topical review on the use of SSN block in painful shoulder conditions highlight the possibility of a USG continuous nerve block of the SSN as sufficient pain management in the immediate post-operative period following capsular release of the shoulder. Findings in other painful shoulder conditions and suggestions for future studies are discussed in the text.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftActa Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Vol/bind55
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)242-7
Antal sider6
ISSN0001-5172
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 feb. 2011

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