Scapulothoracic Anatomy and Snapping Scapula Syndrome

Figure 3

Photograph of the shoulder in the lateral decubitus position (viewed from superior with the anterior aspect of shoulder to the right) demonstrating dissection of the suprascapular nerve. The proximal portion of the nerve is marked with the solid arrow; the supraspinatus is flipped medially with the nerve running through adipose tissue marked with a dotted arrow between the acromion and the spine. The distal aspect of the nerve, marked with a dashed arrow, is seen on the left side of the specimen going into the infraspinatus.