Posttraumatic Malunion Following Comminuted Scapular Fracture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 42-year-old male police officer sustained multiple injuries in a motorcycle accident, including a comminuted fracture of the scapula and several rib fractures. Four months after his injury, the patient was prescribed outpatient physical therapy, after 2 months of which the patient's cervical and lumbar spine function were restored but his shoulder mobility deficits persisted. A second physical therapy opinion was sought 6 months post injury for the left shoulder. Given his functional deficits, including an inability to return to work, he was referred to an orthopaedist for additional imaging and consultation, which revealed scapular malunion. <i>J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(3):167. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.8927</i>.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Comminuted
- Fractures, Ununited
- Scapula
Anatomy
- scapula