OBJECTIVE Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been used successfully in treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of low versus middle-energy ESWT on snapping scapula bursitis. METHODS Thirty-five patients, divided into two groups, group (L), received low-energy ESWT, group (M) received middle-energy ESWT. Groups were evaluated at 1,3,6 and ...

Epithelioid and epithelial neoplasms of bone are rare. They include different epithelioid variants of vascular lesions, osteoblastoma, chondroblastoma and most importantly metastatic carcinoma. Up to now, only few cases of epithelioid osteosarcoma were described. In this case the authors report a 53-year-old patient presented with a medical history of chronic shoulder pain for 3 years. Magnetic...

Adhesion of regenerating bone tissue to orthopaedic implants is critical their long-term success. Titanium has excess rigidity, interferes with imaging, and complicates radiation treatment. Poly(ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) a preferred material, but limited by biological inertness. We show that plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) imparts osteoadhesion on 3D printed PEEK using in vitro pull-o...

 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...

We present a 12 year old girl who developed pyrexia and a widespread rash following 5 weeks of right shoulder pain. No initial source for sepsis was found. She was diagnosed with right scapula osteomyelitis following plain radiographs and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). No collection was demonstrated. Despite five days of intravenous antibiotics, she became haemodynamically compromised. She w...

Eleven thoracoscapular fusion operations have been done on six patients. The indication is symptomatic winging of the scapula caused by thoracoscapular muscle paresis with intact function in the deltoid. This situation almost exclusively occurs in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy. The operation is successful in achieving stability of the scapula and in greatly improving function and cosmesis. Alth...

A 59-year-old man presented with a 7-month history of increasing left shoulder pain. The initial plain films showed near absence of the left scapula and scattered lucent changes in the left humerus. A CT scan confirmed the presence of widespread lytic bony lesions, with a large soft-tissue mass centered around the left scapula. An isotope bone scan demonstrated marked uptake of MDP in the stoma...

Historically, scapular dyskinesia has been used to describe an isolated clinical entity whereby an abnormality in positioning, movement or function of the scapula is present. Based upon this, treatment approaches have focused on addressing local isolated muscle activity. Recently, however, there has been a progressive move towards viewing the scapula as being part of a wider system of movement ...

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that when located on the base of the coracoids process of the scapula is very rare and diagnosis and treatment is often delayed because of its rarity. Almost any bone can be involved, but half of cases involve the femur or tibia. The radiologic features of osteoid osteoma are well known, but these tumors may present with unusual features and be easily misd...

BACKGROUND Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses (CCSTA) appears usually in the extremities and rarely in the trunk. CASE PRESENTATION We present an unusual case of CCSTA overlying the scapular region and with secondary osseous extension in the lower scapula. The patient underwent a wide local excision with removal of the tumor and the lower two thirds of the scapula. He had no local ...