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EMG examination was done in all cases and six patients underwent surgical exploration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100039524_abs3\"><jats:title><jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic><\/jats:title><jats:p>The palsy was incomplete on clinical and EMG examination in all patients. On exploration, scarring, entrapment, tethering or kinking at the suprascapular notch was found in four and two had post-traumatic neuromas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100039524_abs4\"><jats:title><jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic><\/jats:title><jats:p>In contrast to published studies, none of our patients presented with shoulder pain, a spontaneous onset nor with involvement limited to the infraspinatus muscle. 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