interscalene

From inter- +‎ scalene.

interscalene (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Between the scalene muscles
   • 2014 March 27, Hanna Misiołek et al., “Ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery procedures under general and regional anesthesia – a retrospective observational study”, in Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska = Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery‎^[1], volume 11, →DOI:

     They include the intravenous and intramuscular administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the administration of preemptive analgesia followed by the continuation of treatment [ 3 ], the use of a single loading dose of gabapentin before surgery [ 7 ], intrapleural infusions of local analgesics [ 4 ], intraoperative injections into the vicinity of the phrenic nerve [ 6 ], as well as the use of interscalene brachial plexus block [ 8 ] and suprascapular nerve block [ 5 ].