Surgery

New findings from J. Jerosch and co-researchers in the area of surgery described

Published in Medical Imaging Week, July 19th, 2008

According to a study from Germany, "The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) in shoulder surgery. The study group consisted of 260 patients, which were subjected to shoulder operations."

"The patients were divided into two equal groups: group I with nerve block compared to a control group II without a nerve block. The mean age of the patients in group I was 56.2 +/- 6.86 years and that in group II was 54.5 +/- 7.06 years. The female to male ratio was 71:59 in group I and was 69:61 in group II. Surgical procedures were arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, arthroscopic acromioclavicular...

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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2008-07-19)

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