OBJECTIVE To determine variables among glenohumeral elevation and 3-dimensional scapular rotations that are related to shoulder function as assessed by the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand-Disability/Symptom (DASH-D/S) scale. DESIGN Prospective, cross-sectional study. PATIENTS Eighty-eight patients with shoulder pain and limited range of motion were included. METHODS Each patient ...

The second international consensus conference on the scapula was held in Lexington Kentucky. The purpose of the conference was to update, present and discuss the accumulated knowledge regarding scapular involvement in various shoulder injuries and highlight the clinical implications for the evaluation and treatment of shoulder injuries. The areas covered included the scapula and shoulder injury...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relative contribution of the scapular motion on the extreme range-of-motion of shoulder external and internal rotation, in overhead athletes. An electromagnetic tracking device (Flock of Birds) was used to record humeral and scapular kinematics. The dominant arm of 26 male subjects (13 athletes and 13 non-athletes) was studied while subjects actively rea...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE The presence of scapular fracture is believed to be associated with high rates of other injuries and accompanying morbidities. The aim was to study injury patterns and their overall outcomes in patients with scapula fractures. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study of trauma patients treated at six general hospitals in Tehran. METHODS One-year trauma records were obt...

The "zero-position" of the shoulder joint described by Saha (1961) is recognized as a mechanical position between scapula and humerus, and the "scapular plane" is widely accepted as a mechanical plane at the shoulder joint. On the basis of biomechanical concepts of the "zero-position" and the "scapular plane", the authors designed the "zero-position" functional shoulder orthosis. This orthosis ...

CONTEXT Pathologies such as anterior instability and impingement are common in baseball and have been linked to decreases in internal rotation (IR) and concurrent increases in external rotation (ER). In addition, alterations to scapular position have been identified in this population, but the chronology of these adaptations is uncertain. OBJECTIVES To determine whether there is a change in r...

INTRODUCTION: Dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint is a common injury among young athletes. Many previous studies have evaluated the acromioclavicular joint function by measuring the motion of clavicle and acromion [1]. However no report has ever referred to its function on the whole shoulder girdle. In this study, we measured and compared the motion of the shoulder girdle (scapula, clavi...

INTRODUCTION Scapular fractures are generally occur from in high-energy traumas and are associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present an unusual scapular fracture that occurred with a rare mechanism. A 23-year-old male patient who led an active sports life for 10 years and played ice hockey for the last 5 years. In a competition, he felt a sudden...

PURPOSE To evaluate shoulder complex kinematics in persons with chronic upper extremity (UE) impairments due to stroke and determine if kinematics predicts motor function based on the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA). METHODS Sixteen stroke survivors with chronic UE impairments (age range = 46-80 years, male = 8, female = 8, mean (SD) 66 (40) months post-stroke) performed the UE portion of t...