ABSTRACT: The ossification of the superior transverse scapular ligament and the morphological variantions of the scapular notch can lead to entrapment of the suprascapular nerve. During the study routine on the anatomy laboratory, it was found on a right scapula an ossification of the superior transverse scapular ligament, measuring 11.15 mm in lenght, 5.93 mm in height and 2.54 mm in depth. The ossification of the superior transverse scapular ligament surely seems to be an event responsable for the entrapment of the suprascapular nerve and some painful syndromes on the shoulder.
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