title: Fracture of the superior border of the scapula.
abstract: Twenty-four patients who sustained a fracture of the superior border of the scapula are reviewed. All were associated with a fracture of the coracoid process and other shoulder injuries. There were 19 long fracture lines and 5 short. The former and 3 of the latter were extensions of a coracoid fracture; in 2, there appeared to be an avulsion fracture by traction through the superior transverse scapular ligament resulting from the upward displacement of the coracoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome