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. 2000 Oct;16(7):E18.
doi: 10.1053/jars.2000.16288.

Technical note: rotator cuff tear. Intraoperative electrical stimulation of the suprascapular nerve

A P Boezaart  1 , J F De Beer, K Van Rooyen
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Technical note: rotator cuff tear. Intraoperative electrical stimulation of the suprascapular nerve

A P Boezaart et al. Arthroscopy. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

We describe a method of placing an electrically conductive catheter onto the suprascapular nerve for intraoperative electrical stimulation of the nerve. This causes contractions of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles that indicate rotator cuff viability, suitability for repair, direction in which the fibers contract, and the tear pattern.

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