[Synovial cyst involving isolated paralysis of the infraspinatus muscle. Ultrasonographic diagnosis and MRI]

J C Bousquet; S Denjean; C Faure; B Venin; M Bochu

[Synovial cyst involving isolated paralysis of the infraspinatus muscle. Ultrasonographic diagnosis and MRI]

J Radiol. 1996 Apr;77(4):275-7.

[Article in French]

Authors

J C Bousquet¹, S Denjean, C Faure, B Venin, M Bochu

Affiliation

¹ Service de Radiologie ostéo-articulaire et Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon.

PMID: 8734209

Abstract

A case of entrapment neuropathy of the inferior branch of the suprascapular nerve in the spinoglenoid notch is described. Ultrasonography and MRI examination showed a ganglion cyst in the spinoglenoid notch with an extension to the glenohumeral joint. The lesion was confirmed by surgical and pathological examination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Muscles / innervation
Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnostic imaging
Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology
Paralysis / diagnosis
Paralysis / diagnostic imaging
Paralysis / etiology*
Shoulder
Synovial Cyst / complications*
Synovial Cyst / diagnosis
Synovial Cyst / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography