Regional Blockade of the Shoulder: Approaches and Outcomes

Figure 6

Meier technique for the suprascapular nerve block. Needle insertion is 2 cm cephalad and 2 cm medial to the midpoint of a line connecting the lateral acromion and medial border of the spine of the scapula. The needle is angled 45° in the coronal plane, with 30° of ventral inclination (Price [3]). (Reprinted with permission.)