The scapula plays a critical role in the association between the upper extremity and the axial skeleton. Fractures of the scapula account for 0.4% to 1% of all fractures and have an annual incidence of approximately 10 per 100,000 inhabitants. Scapular fractures typically result from a high-energy blunt-force mechanism and are often associated with other traumatic injuries. The present review f...

size because the swine rib cartilage was not wide enough. Instead, we could obtain 10 20 2-mm-sized blocks from swine scapular cartilage. The aim of this article was to report the precise technical details to obtain a desired size and thickness cartilage model from swine scapular cartilage. Swine scapular cartilage was obtained from a slaughterhouse (Fig. 1). The thickness was 3 to 6 mm, and th...

© 2003 Human Kinetics • ATT 8(5), pp. 20-24 Many athletic therapists appreciate the role that scapular function plays in maintaining the integrity of the shoulder and therefore include its assessment in their comprehensive shoulder evaluation. A clinician’s observation might result in a determination of pathology called scapular dyskinesis, indicating the presence of abnormal scapular motion or...

OBJECTIVE To assess the intrarater and interrater reliability of the supraspinatus thickness measured by ultrasonography (US) in normal subjects and to identify the relationship between the supraspinatus thickness measured by US and cross sectional area (CSA) of the supraspinatus muscle by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in hemiplegic patients. METHOD We examined 20 shoulders of normal subje...

The measurement of dynamic scapular kinematics is complex due to the sliding nature of the scapula beneath the skin surface. The aim of the study was to clearly describe the acromion marker cluster (AMC) method of determining scapular kinematics when using a passive marker motion capture system, with consideration for the sources of error which could affect the validity and reliability of measu...

Injury to the long thoracic nerve with resulting serratus anterior palsy is a typical cause of medial scapular winging. We report a case of a 70-year-old female with scapular winging in the setting of a mildly comminuted midshaft clavicle fracture. The winging persisted for three months after the fracture, which became a nonunion. The winging spontaneously resolved prior to open reduction and i...

BACKGROUND Operative indications for displaced scapular fractures have been controversial and inconsistent. Surgeons have been dissuaded to operate on these uncommon fractures because of the complex anatomy, approaches, and fracture patterns. It is unclear whether return to work, pain, or complications differ in patients with scapular fractures treated nonoperatively or operatively. QUESTIONS...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between scapular asymmetry in young female adults and differences in left and right side activity of muscles adjacent to the scapula. METHODS This study included 60 female students from U university in Korea. In order to examine scapular asymmetry, the lateral scapular slide test (LSST) was used. The LSST was performed in 3 diffe...

CHARLES A. THIGPEN: Effects Of Forward Head And Rounded Shoulder Posture On Scapular Kinematics, Muscle Activity, And Shoulder Coordination (Under the direction of Dr. Darin A. Padua) Forward head and rounded shoulder posture (FHRSP) has been identified as a potential risk factor for the development of shoulder pain. The mechanism through which forward head and rounded shoulder can facilitate s...

Bu çalışmanın amacı, asemptomatik bireylerde skapular diskinezi varlığının enduransa etkisini ve ile endurans arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Katılımcıların testleri (lateral kayma testi, destek retraksiyon testi) kassal (skapular duvarda push-up izometrik tutam bilateral olarak yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya yaşı 22,45±3,19 yıl olan 90 katılımcı (kadın: %58,9; erkek: %41,1) alındı. %97,8’inin domina...