General Features, Joints, radiographs & surface marking
Anatomy · Topic 13
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume I · Anatomy · Topic 13 · combined PDF page 115
Practice questions
- A patient has persistent medial scapular-border pain and subtle scapular winging. Which nerve is a recognized, though often overlooked, possible cause of this presentation?
- In the usual anatomical pattern described in reviews of dorsal scapular nerve entrapment, the nerve most commonly originates from which spinal nerve root?
- A patient with periscapular pain is being evaluated for dorsal scapular nerve entrapment. Which site is reported as the nerve's most common site of entrapment?
- A patient with medial scapular-border pain and scapular dyskinesis is suspected of having dorsal scapular nerve neuropathy. Which set of findings is most consistent with the presentation described in the literature?
- In a patient with suspected dorsal scapular nerve entrapment, which statement about electrodiagnostic testing best reflects the available review?
- A patient has periscapular pain that could reflect dorsal scapular nerve entrapment. Which imaging approach is reported as potentially demonstrating nerve edema, muscle denervation, or scapular asymmetry?
- A patient with suspected dorsal scapular nerve entrapment has persistent symptoms but no urgent indication for surgery. Which management approach is described as first-line in the review?
- A patient presents with periscapular pain and scapular dyskinesis. Which group of disorders is specifically noted as potentially mimicking dorsal scapular nerve entrapment?