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Type of Article: Review

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1624-1628

Date of Publication: 31-12-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.267

MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SUPRASCAPULAR NOTCH: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Gargi Soni ^*1, Navbir Pasricha ², Vivek Singh Malik ², Ravindra Kumar Boddeti ³.

^*1 Head of Unit, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, IMS, Management & Science University, Malaysia.
² Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India.
³ Sr. Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, IMS, Management & Science University, Malaysia.

Address: Dr. Gargi Soni, Head of Unit, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, IMS, Management & Science University, Malaysia.
E-Mail: bhasingargi@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The suprascapular notch which is located on the lateral part of the superior border of the scapula, medial to the coracoid process, is bridged by the superior transverse scapular ligament. The notch serves as a passage for suprascapular nerve to pass to supraspinous fossa.  Suprascapular nerve entrapment may be due to the variable morphology of the suprascapular notch or due to ossification of the superior transverse scapular ligament. Morphometric studies of suprascapular notch have been done in various populations. The aim of the present study is to review the morphometric studies of suprascapular notch, identify the most common type of notch and compare the morphometry in different populations.
KEY WORDS: Suprascapular notch, Entrapment, Morphometry, Scapula.

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Gargi Soni, Vivek Singh Malik, Ravindra Kumar Boddeti. MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SUPRASCAPULAR NOTCH: REVIEW OF LITERATURE. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(4):1624-1628. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.267