Bilateral Suprascapular Nerve Cryoneurolysis for Pain Associated With Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability, typically treated with exercise, analgesics, injections, or surgeries. Cryoneurolysis is an established technique for the treatment of pain, including osteoarthritis that may provide an alternative for patients in whom surgery is not appropriate and conservative measures have failed. We present our experience with a 78-year-old man with severe pain from bilateral glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Their condition is complicated by several concurrent diagnoses, leaving them ineligible for surgical intervention, despite pharmacologic treatments proving insufficient to manage their pain. As an alternative, bilateral cryoneurolysis of the suprascapular nerve was performed at the suprascapular notch. Pain and disability scores both lessened on the Brie

SUBMITTER: MacRae F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature