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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 4;4(2):280-286.
doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2019.12.004. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Nonoperative management of a displaced cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the inferior aspect of the scapula

Jose Edgington  1 , Christopher L Antonacci  2 , Francis G Alberta  1   2   3
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Case Reports

Nonoperative management of a displaced cartilaginous avulsion fracture of the inferior aspect of the scapula

Jose Edgington et al. JSES Int. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Inferior angle; avulsion; conservative; displaced; fracture; nonoperative; scapula; treatment.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Initial radiographs of right shoulder. (A) Anteroposterior view. (B) Supraspinatus outlet lateral view. (C) Axillary lateral view. R, right; PA, posteroanterior.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging scans of right scapula. (A) Coronal T2 image with fat saturation. (B) Sagittal T2 image with fat saturation. (C) Axial STIR (short tau inversion recovery) image T2 with fat saturation. P, posterior.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography scans of right scapula. (A) Axial view. (B) Sagittal view. The displaced fragment is barely visible lateral and anterior to the inferomedial border of the scapula (formula image).
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Figure 4
Three-dimensional computed tomography scan of right scapula.
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Figure 5
Radiographs of right shoulder 1 month after injury. (A) Anteroposterior view. (B) Lateral scapular view showing early callus formation. R, right; AP, anteroposterior; PA, posteroanterior.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Clinical photographs at 1-year follow-up. (A) Posterior view in maximum active elevation. (B) Posterior view during shoulder press.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Radiograph of right shoulder 12 months after injury: lateral scapular view. R, right; PA, posteroanterior.
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