Bilateral avulsion fractures of the cranial margin of the scapula.
Avulsion of the cranial margin of the scapula is a rare injury. A case of bilateral avulsion fractures is reported. The postulated mechanism of injury is a powerful contraction of the omohyoid muscle avulsing its insertion. Conservative management was successful.
Williamson
D M
DM
Accident Service, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England.
Wilson-MacDonald
J
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