Spinoglenoid notch
Last revised by David Luong
on 16 Feb 2024
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Morgan M, Luong D, Heyworth P, et al. Spinoglenoid notch. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 15 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-34286
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David Luong
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- Great scapular notch
The spinoglenoid notch is located on the superior and posterior aspect of the scapula.
Gross anatomy
Relations and/or boundaries
The spinoglenoid notch is a connection between the infraspinatus fossa and the supraspinatus fossa, which are divided by the scapular spine.
The notch is formed lateral to the point which the spine extrudes from the scapula, with the spinoglenoid ligament (also known as the inferior transverse scapular ligament) forming a foramen by passing from the lateral aspect of the scapular spine to the posterior part of the glenoid 3.
The suprascapular nerve and artery passes through the notch on their course over the scapula.
Related pathology
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may occur from a posterior SLAP tear
cyst may cause mass effect on the suprascapular nerve, resulting in infraspinatus denervation (i.e. suprascapular neuropathy)
Quiz questions
References
- 1. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Yanny S, Toms AP. MR patterns of denervation around the shoulder. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010;195 (2): W157-63. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.4127 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Plancher KD, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005. Feb;87(2):361-5.
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Cases:
- Parsonage-Turner syndrome
- Spinoglenoid and suprascapular notch cyst
- SLAP lesion type II with paralabral cyst
- Suprascapular nerve entrapment with acute infraspinatous denervation myopathy
- Suprascapular and spinoglenoid large paralabral notch cyst with suprascapular neuropathy
- Spinoglenoid notch ganglion cyst
- Parsonage-Turner syndrome
- Spinoglenoid notch ganglion cyst
- Suprascapular neuropathy
- Suprascapular nerve entrapment
- Spinoglenoid notch ganglion cyst
- Paralabral cyst in spinoglenoid notch causing infraspinatus denervation
- Spinoglenoid notch cyst
- Anatomy Quiz - Shoulder Axial View
- Bilateral spinoglenoid notch ganglion cysts
- Calcific periarthritis of the shoulder joint
- Spinoglenoid notch ganglion cyst
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