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This research aims to compare the efficacy of scalene and scapular approaches for corticosteroid hydrodissection in treating dorsal scapular nerve entrapment.

April 19, 2026Open Access

Comparative Efficacy of Scalene versus Scapular Approach for Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Hydrodissection in Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment: A Randomized Controlled Trial Response to Letter

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This research aims to compare the efficacy of scalene and scapular approaches for corticosteroid hydrodissection in treating dorsal scapular nerve entrapment.
Conducted a randomized controlled trial
Compared scalene and scapular ultrasound-guided interventions
Measured outcomes related to pain relief and functional improvement
Both approaches showed effectiveness in reducing pain associated with nerve entrapment
The scalene approach demonstrated statistically significant improvement over the scapular approach in specific metrics

Abstract

King Hei Stanley Lam,15 Abdelraheem Mahmoud Elawamy,6 Abdallah El-Sayed Allam,7,8 Yonghyun Yoon,3,5,9,10 Manal Hassanien11 1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; 2Department of Family Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; 3Board of Clinical Research, The International Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; 4Department of Clinical Research, The Hong Kong Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; 5Board of Clinical Research, The International Academy of Regenerative Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea; 6Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; 7Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; 8Morphological Madrid Research Center (MoMaRC), Madrid, Spain; 9Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 10IncheonTerminal Orthopedics, Incheon, Republic of Korea; 11Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptCorrespondence: King Hei Stanley Lam, Department of Family Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Tel +85223720888, Fax +85223720848, Email drlamkh@gmail.com

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