Presentation
Patient slipped and fell from 2 steps, ambulant.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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There is a comminuted displaced oblique fracture of the scapular blade.
No convincing extension of the fracture line into the intra-articular
surface/glenoid fossa. There are no signs of associated clavicular fracture.
No obvious disruption of the acromioclavicular joint.
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A comminuted displaced oblique fracture of the scapular blade without
intra-articular/glenoid fracture extension
Case Discussion
CT was performed for further evaluation and to rule out potential intra-articular extension of the scapular fracture diagnosed on plain film.