The authors report a case of a typical Sprengel deformity, a rare morphological anomaly which affects one or both scapula. The anomaly is more frequently a sporadic occurrence, but there are well-documented familial cases where inheritance has been reported. which appears located in a higher position and angles down towards the spine (Warkany, 1972). The anomaly is also known as scapula alata, ...

BACKGROUND Injury to long thoracic and the spinal accessory nerves can cause winging scapula as a result of weakness and paralysis of the trapezius and serratus anterior muscles. Although these nerve and muscle operations have been reported to correct winging scapula due to various causes, there is no report on comparing the outcomes of these procedures in peer-reviewed Pubmed-indexed literatur...

Incidence of scapular spine (SS) fractures as a result of complications of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty is relatively high leading to inferior clinical outcomes and an increased risk of revision and dislocation. Fractures of SS because of trauma, including the acromion, constitute 6% to 23% of scapula fractures. The purpose of this study was to classify the SS and present specific geomet...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review and critique the evidence regarding the diagnostic accuracy of physical examination tests for the scapula in patients with shoulder disorders. METHODS A systematic, computerised literature search of PubMED, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library databases (from database inception through January 2012) using keywords related to diagnostic accuracy of physica...

CONTEXT Observation of the scapular posture is one of the most important components of the physical examination in overhead athletes. Postural asymmetry is typically considered to be associated with injuries. However, asymmetry in the overhead athlete's scapula may be normal due to the dominant use of the limb. OBJECTIVE To quantify the differences in resting scapular posture between the domi...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of surgical management in displaced scapular neck fractures. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 14 adult male patients (average age 34 years, range 19-44) with displaced scapular neck fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation in Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait from April 2000 to January 2004. Patients' clinical and radiological results were analyzed retrospecti...

abstract a 2.5 year old girl is presented with both hands constriction bands leading to distal amputations and the rare deformity of shoulder duplication in the right side accompanying constriction skin marking over the affected shoulder. the cephalomedial scapula articulated with the clavicle and the caudolateral scapula articulated with humeral head. the most important physical finding which ...

INTRODUCTION: Many acromioclavicular joint injuries involve damage to the coracoclavicular (CC) ligaments. Some current techniques for CC ligament reconstruction utilize a hole drilled in the coracoid process for placement of a fixation device. Such a hole may increase the probability of coracoid fracture; however, there are no studies in literature that have attempted to evaluate the effects o...

A patient with a fractured coracoid process in association with a dislocation of the shoulder is reported. The fracture was not recognised initially, and early mobilisation was encouraged; the widely separated fracture did not heal and a painful pseudarthrosis developed. We believe that this association may not be as rare as generally supposed, and emphasise the importance of careful clinical e...