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Scapular fractures: a common diagnostic pitfall

Scapular fractures are one of the most difficult fractures to diagnose on radiographs. Detection can be challenging because of the obscuration by the overlying structures or incomplete imaging due to difficult patient collaboration. Familiarity with imaging characteristics of these abnormalities wil...

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Autores principales: Berritto, Daniela, Pinto, Antonio, Russo, Anna, Urraro, Fabrizio, Laporta, Antonella, La Porta, Michele, Paola Belfiore, Maria, Grassi, Roberto
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350640
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i1-S.7014
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author Berritto, Daniela
Pinto, Antonio
Russo, Anna
Urraro, Fabrizio
Laporta, Antonella
La Porta, Michele
Paola Belfiore, Maria
Grassi, Roberto
author_facet Berritto, Daniela
Pinto, Antonio
Russo, Anna
Urraro, Fabrizio
Laporta, Antonella
La Porta, Michele
Paola Belfiore, Maria
Grassi, Roberto
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description Scapular fractures are one of the most difficult fractures to diagnose on radiographs. Detection can be challenging because of the obscuration by the overlying structures or incomplete imaging due to difficult patient collaboration. Familiarity with imaging characteristics of these abnormalities will allow radiologists to better diagnose and characterize scapular fractures. Three-dimensional computed tomographic scans are considered the gold standard for scapular diagnoses. Treatment strategies differ depending on the type of scapular fractures, but the site and degree of displacement will determine whether surgical intervention should be considered. Complications can occur in fractures that are undiagnosed or improperly evaluated. The purpose of this article is to describe imaging features of traumatic scapular injury, and discuss the role of diagnostic imaging in clinical decision making after shoulder trauma. (www.actabiomedica.it)
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spelling pubmed-61790692019-05-08 Scapular fractures: a common diagnostic pitfall Berritto, Daniela Pinto, Antonio Russo, Anna Urraro, Fabrizio Laporta, Antonella La Porta, Michele Paola Belfiore, Maria Grassi, Roberto Acta Biomed Review Scapular fractures are one of the most difficult fractures to diagnose on radiographs. Detection can be challenging because of the obscuration by the overlying structures or incomplete imaging due to difficult patient collaboration. Familiarity with imaging characteristics of these abnormalities will allow radiologists to better diagnose and characterize scapular fractures. Three-dimensional computed tomographic scans are considered the gold standard for scapular diagnoses. Treatment strategies differ depending on the type of scapular fractures, but the site and degree of displacement will determine whether surgical intervention should be considered. Complications can occur in fractures that are undiagnosed or improperly evaluated. The purpose of this article is to describe imaging features of traumatic scapular injury, and discuss the role of diagnostic imaging in clinical decision making after shoulder trauma. (www.actabiomedica.it) Mattioli 1885 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6179069/ /pubmed/29350640 http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i1-S.7014 Text en Copyright: © 2018 ACTA BIO MEDICA SOCIETY OF MEDICINE AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF PARMA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i1-S.7014
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