Citation

Kaminsky SB, Pierce VD. Am. J. Orthop. (Belle Mead NJ) 2002; 31(8): 456-457.

Affiliation

Shoulder Section, Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Quadrant Healthcom)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12216967

Abstract

We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who sustained a minimally displaced fracture of the inferior angle of the scapula during a high school football game. This fracture progressed to symptomatic nonunion and persistent pain. Treatment included curettage of loose, fibrous tissue interposed at the fracture site; fragment excision; range-of-motion exercises started early in the postoperative period, and progressive scapula strengthening. Four and a half months after initial injury, the patient returned to all activities and was asymptomatic.

Keywords: American football

Language: en