Exact moment of bilateral scapular fracture during skydiving captured on video.
A skydiving athlete suffered bilateral scapular fracture while jumping from the plane. A camera showed the exact moment of fracture. The injury seemed to occur during hyperextension of the arms; however, the most common mechanism of fracture is during direct trauma of the shoulder. The patient was treated by immobilisation with a sling for 3 weeks and had a good outcome. Clinical and radiographic consolidation occurred 8 weeks after the injury. The athlete returned to competitive activities after 4 months.
CETE/UNIFESP-Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. bennoale@uol.com.br
Benno
B
Ejnisman
Eduardo Antônio
EA
de Figueiredo
Bernardo Barcellos
BB
Terra
Gustavo Cará
GC
Monteiro
Alberto de Castro
Ade C
Pochini
Carlos Vicente
CV
Andreoli
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014741:Video Recording