title: Snapping scapula syndrome.
abstract: Snapping scapula syndrome arises from either a soft-tissue or a skeletal anomaly within the scapulothoracic space that creates a cracking sound during scapulothoracic motion that patients associate with pain. Nonoperative measures consisting of supervised physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, and therapeutic injections are the mainstay of treatment. Open, arthroscopic, and combined operative approaches have been described for the treatment of refractory cases, with good overall outcomes in many relatively small case series. However, the optimal operative approach has yet to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA. Meredith.Lazar@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Meredith A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: Young W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rokito
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012540:Scapula / Q000503:physiopathology*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000503:physiopathology