Spontaneous scapular spine fracture related to rotator cuff pathology: a report of two cases

Spontaneous fractures of the scapula are rare, especially those involving the scapular spine. There are only a few case reports addressing this topic. Two cases are presented of spontaneous scapular spine fractures in patients with cuff-tear arthropathy. Treatment was conservative, resulting in a st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Groot, Diederik, Giesberts, Anouk M. E., van Mourik, Jan B. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22610301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11751-012-0135-6
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Sumario:Spontaneous fractures of the scapula are rare, especially those involving the scapular spine. There are only a few case reports addressing this topic. Two cases are presented of spontaneous scapular spine fractures in patients with cuff-tear arthropathy. Treatment was conservative, resulting in a stiff shoulder in both patients. The combination of oral steroids and cuff-tear arthropathy seems to have caused a spontaneous scapular spine fracture in these patients. Considering the risk of operative intervention in the elderly patient conservative treatment seems a reasonable alternative.

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