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This disturbance is not rare or unusual, but must be taken into consideration in evaluating patients suspected of having a tear in the rotator cuff. At times, the differentiation may be difficult, requiring the combined use of an arthrogram and EMG studies, along with a careful history and examination. It must also be considered in chronic shoulder disability, and may be associated with a history of acromioclavicular separation or fractures of the proximal humerus or of the scapula itself.
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Turner, O.A., Taslitz, N., Ward, S. (1990). Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment. In: Handbook of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4492-9_2
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