Greenstick fracture of the scapula: a cause of scapular winging.
A case of an angulated, greenstick fracture of the scapula mimicking scapular winging in a skeletally immature 12-year-old boy is described. The bony deformity was visualized with plain radiography. CT was helpful in exclusion of a thoracic injury or an underlying neoplasm. Closed reduction yielded satisfactory results. Based on this 1 case only, we recommend consideration of closed reduction in children with significantly angulated greenstick fractures of the scapula without underlying thoracic pathology.
Bowen
Thomas R
TR
Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Nemours Clinic, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.
Miller
Freeman
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D002648:Child; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome