The cephalic and pectoral girdle structures of the sisorid Glyptothorax fukiensis (tribe Glyptothoracini) are described and compared with those of representatives of the other three sisorid tribes, namely Glyptosternon reticulatum (tribe Glyptosternini), Bagarius yarreli (tribe Bagariini) and Gagata cenia (tribe Sisorini), as well as with those of several other catfishes, as the foundation for ...

J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2006;88-B:1419-24. The floating shoulder is defined as ipsilateral fractures of the midshaft of the clavicle and the neck of the glenoid. This rare injury can be difficult to manage without a thorough understanding of the complex anatomy of the shoulder girdle. Surgical intervention needs to be considered for all of these injuries. While acceptable results can be expected...

Malignant tumors involving the shoulder girdle can arise from four distinct locations: the proximal humerus, scapula, periscapular muscles, and axillary structures. This article describes a utilitarian shoulder approach that can be used to resect these tumors.

There is currently little knowledge of the loading patterns of the bones and muscles of the shoulder girdle. Despite the existence of complex upper limb models, they have only recently been used to study the loading of the joints during tasks of daily living. Studying activities of daily living is vital in understanding the range of kinematics, load bearing and stability required of the upper l...

The purpose of this study cares to investigate effect of shoulder stabilization exercise at the pain control, function and range of motion of shoulder girdle after surgery of shoulder dislocation patients. They were assigned by random sampling to an experimental group to which stabilization exercise was applied and a control group to which ordinary physical treatment was applied. The results of...

We report 10 patients (5 familial, 5 sporadic) with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) with onset of facial and shoulder girdle weakness in early infancy. They showed the same broad range of clinical signs and symptoms as can be seen normally in FSHD. In 7 patients Southern blotting with p13E-11 was performed which showed an abnormal EcoRI fragment (13-22 kb) in 6 of them. We conclud...

On the sample of 83 top Slovenian athletes we have studied the frequency of injuries among table tennis, tennis and badminton players, types of injuries and severity of injuries--the latter based on data of players absences from training and/or competition processes. The most liable parts to injuries are shoulder girdle (17.27%), spine (16.55%) and ankle (15.83%), while foot (10.07%) and wrist ...

We report the transfer of the sternal part of the pectoralis major to the lower pole of the scapula in 15 patients with winged scapula. At follow-up after 1 to 16 years nine had a satisfactory result and were gainfully employed, though in four of these re-operation had been necessary. Two patients had fair results; the transplant functioned, but they had limited voluntary control. Four were fai...