Suprascapular Nerve Injury

Suprascapular nerve injury: Muscles are innervated (receive a motion stimulant) by nerves. The suprascapular nerve is an important shoulder nerve as it innervates muscles of the rotator cuff, the supraspinatus muscle and infraspinatus muscle. Damage or injury to the nerve results in reduced or even failed function of these muscles.

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