Suprascapular nerve

Suprascapular nerve (C5, C6)

● ↯ Supraspinatus

● ↯ Infraspinatus

Patients with brachial plexus injury and an intact C7 root could benefit from the radial to axillary transfer in addition to the spinal accessory nerve (SAN) to suprascapular nerve (SSN) transfer. There was no association between recovery of shoulder abduction and time interval from injury to surgery, age, gender, smoking and BMI. 1)

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Texakalidis P, Tora MS, Lamanna JJ, Wetzel J, Boulis NM. Combined Radial to Axillary and Spinal Accessory (SA) to Suprascapular Nerve (SSN) Transfers May Confer Superior Shoulder Abduction Compared to Single SA to SSN Transfer. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 18. pii: S1878-8750(19)30736-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.075. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30898759.