In 2007 a 9½-year-old boy was treated with resection, extracorporeal irradiation and re-implantation of the right scapula. He also received chemotherapy. During five year follow-up shoulder function remained largely intact. Subtotal resorption of the scapula occurred, leaving only the glenohumeral joint intact. Sensibility and strength are intact. To date there is no sign of local or metastatic...

U nilateral scapular winging most commonly results from neuropathy of the long thoracic nerve that innervates the serratus anterior muscle (1, 2). We present a case illustrating a patient with a ‘‘winged scapula’’ on the left side (Fig. 1). A winged scapula is the protrusion of the vertebral border of the scapula. The circuitous course of the long thoracic nerve predisposes it to injury or impi...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Although palsy of the long thoracic nerve is the classical pathogenesis of winging scapula, it may also be caused by osteochondroma. This rare etiopathology has previously been described in pediatric patients, but it is seldom observed in adults. CASE PRESENTATION We describe three cases of static scapular winging with pain on movement.Case 1 is a Caucasian woman ag...

Non-accidental injury (NAI) in children includes orthopaedic trauma throughout the skeleton. Fractures with soft-tissue injuries constitute the majority of manifestations of physical abuse in children. Fracture and injury patterns vary with age and development, and NAI is intrinsically related to the mobility of the child. No fracture in isolation is pathognomonic of NAI, but specific abuse-rel...

We recorded prospectively all adult patients with a fracture of the proximal end of the humerus, clavicle and scapula or a primary shoulder or acromioclavicular dislocation in the city of Malmö in 1987. Altogether there were 413 injures. The hospital records from the Department of Alcohol Diseases were searched for these patients and for 2 age- and gender-matched controls for each patient. 12% ...

We report a case of bronchial rupture in a five-year-old boy with polytrauma after being hit by a motor vehicle. He was initially found to have a base of skull fracture, bilateral pulmonary contusions, lacerations and haemopneumothoraces, cardiac contusion, left first rib and right scapula fracture, extensive surgical emphysema, liver laceration and splenic laceration. At exploratory laparotomy...

Scapular spine fractures are rare injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate a late-diagnosed scapular spine pseudo-arthrotic patient. Because of the surrounding soft tissue mass and overlapping of the scapula with the thoracal bones on a roentgenogram, diagnosis may be missed or delayed for years. We present a case of scapular spine pseudo-arthrosis in a 50-year-old man, who sustained a t...

Background: Chest X-Ray (CXR) is routinely used as the primary diagnostic technique in chest trauma but some possibly life-threatening injuries are repeatedly missed on CXR. Non contrast computed tomography (NCCT) scan a superior device blunt chest. Aim: To compare efficacy of x-ray versus NCCT diagnosis Methodology: The present cross sectional study was performed admitted patients causality Su...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Osteomyelitis of the scapula is uncommon, often with a misleading clinical presentation. We report four cases of osteomyelitis of the scapula to illustrate the particular clinical imaging findings and treatment related to this location. CASE REPORTS Between 1996 and 2006, four children were treated for osteomyelitis of the scapula, three boys and one girl, with a mean age...