UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Board Review - Scapular Fractures

Category: Orthopedics

Keywords: scapular, fracture (PubMed Search)

Posted: 3/16/2013 by Michael Bond, MD (Updated: 4/6/2025)
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Scapular fractures

Usually the result of a significant force, because of this associated injuries are frequent and sometimes life- or limb-threatening.
Some of the associated injuries are:
Rib fractures
Ipsilateral lung injuries
Pneumothorax
Hemothorax
Pulmonary contusion
Injuries to the shoulder girdle complex
Clavicle fractures
Shoulder dislocations with associated rotator cuff tears
Neurovascular injuries (rare)
Brachial plexus injuries
Axillary artery or nerve injuries
Subclavian artery injury
Suprascapular nerve injury
Vertebral compression fractures

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