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Case Reports
. 2002 Jul;58(3):257-8.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(02)80144-7. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Unusual Presentation of Fracture Scapula

V P Pathania  1 , N C Arora  2 , V Kulshreshtha  3
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Case Reports

Unusual Presentation of Fracture Scapula

V P Pathania et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2002 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Displaced scapular fracture; Trauma.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Antero-posterior radiograph showing displaced scapular body fracture
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Antero-posterior radiograph showing satisfactory reduction
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Fig. 3
Line diagram showing the fracture pattern before and after reduction
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