Treatment of scapula fractures: systematic review of 520 fractures in 22 case series.
BACKGROUND
Fractures of the scapula account for 3% to 5% of all fractures of the shoulder girdle and make up less than 1% of all broken bones. Scapula fractures typically occur after high-energy trauma, and approximately 90% of the patients have associated injuries.


OBJECTIVE
(1) To determine the incidences of nonoperative and operative treatment of different scapula fracture types, (2) to systematically stratify the reported results of nonoperatively and operatively treated scapula fractures on the basis of different fracture types and to summarize functional results, and (3) to quantify infection and secondary surgical procedure rates after operative treatment.
Zlowodzki
Michael
M
Evidence-based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group.
Bhandari
Mohit
M
Zelle
Boris A
BA
Kregor
Philip J
PJ
Cole
Peter A
PA
D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome