Abduction contracture of the shoulder. A report of two patients.
Two cases of winged scapulae due to fibrosis of the deltoid muscle are reported. The fact that these two patients were healthy and well prior to injections suggests that intramuscular injeciton is the causative factor. Treatment by simple division is satisfactory.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012540:Scapula / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000503:physiopathology