Suprascapular vein

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Gross Anatomy

The suprascapular vein drains the posterior structures of the scapula including the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.

Gross anatomy

Course

Running adjacent to the suprascapular nerve and artery it passes through the suprascapular notch in a number of configurations:

·      Above

  • above the transverse scapular ligament (approximately 80 (~80% of patients)

    ·      Below

  • below the transverse scapular ligament (approximately 20 (~20% of patients)

The vein then runs anteromedially, inferior to the inferior belly of omohyoid, to drain into the external jugular vein.

Termination

External Jugular Vein

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  • -<![endif]--><!--StartFragment-->Gross Anatomy</h5><p>The <strong>suprascapular vein</strong> drains the posterior structures of the scapula including the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.</p><p> </p><h5>Course</h5><p>Running adjacent to the suprascapular nerve and artery it passes through the <strong>suprascapular notch</strong> in a number of configurations:</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->·      <!--[endif]-->Above the <strong>transverse scapular ligament</strong> (approximately 80% of patients)</p><p><!--[if !supportLists]-->·      <!--[endif]-->Below the <strong>transverse scapular ligament</strong> (approximately 20% of patients)</p><p>The vein then runs anteromedially, inferior to the inferior belly of <strong>omohyoid</strong>, to drain into the external jugular vein.</p><p> </p><h5>Termination</h5><p><strong>External Jugular Vein</strong></p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>
  • +<p>The <strong>suprascapular vein</strong> drains the posterior structures of the <a title="Scapula" href="/articles/scapula">scapula</a> including the <a title="Supraspinatus muscle" href="/articles/supraspinatus-muscle-1">supraspinatus</a> and <a title="Infraspinatus muscle" href="/articles/infraspinatus-muscle-1">infraspinatus muscles</a>.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Course</h5><p>Running adjacent to the suprascapular nerve and artery it passes through the <a title="Suprascapular notch" href="/articles/suprascapular-notch">suprascapular notch</a> in a number of configurations:</p><ul>
  • +<li>above the transverse scapular ligament (~80%)</li>
  • +<li>below the transverse scapular ligament (~20%)</li>
  • +</ul><p>The vein then runs anteromedially, inferior to the inferior belly of <a title="Omohyoid muscle" href="/articles/omohyoid-muscle">omohyoid</a>, to drain into the <a title="External jugular vein" href="/articles/external-jugular-vein">external jugular vein</a>.</p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>

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  • 1. Netter, F. H. (2019). Atlas of Human Anatomy (J. T. H. Carlos A. G. Machado, B. Benninger, J. Brueckner-Collins,T. M. Hoagland, R. Shane Tubbs Ed. 7th ed.).
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