Repair of a glenoid fracture using a powered stapler.
Scapular fractures account for only 1% of all fractures, and displaced intra-articular glenoid fractures are very rare. This report describes the operative treatment of a displaced intra-articular fracture of the glenoid in a 33-year-old man. The fracture was repaired by open reduction and internal fixation, using a pneumatically powered stapler for initial stabilization of the fracture fragment and anatomic reduction of the articular surface.
Rao
J P
JP
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.
Femino
F P
FP
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed