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Congenital undescended scapula (Sprengel deformity): A case study
Author(s) -
Boon J.M.,
Potgieter D.,
Van Jaarsveld Z.,
Frantzen D.J.M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.1109
Subject(s) - scapula , medicine , deformity , cadaver , anatomy , dorsum , surgery
This study describes a congenital deformity of the shoulder joint in a 5‐year‐old female, associated with an undescended scapula and the presence of an omovertebral bone. Dissections on 16 cadavers were done to identify structures in danger of injure before operating on the patient. Surgeons need to take specific note of the dorsal scapular nerve. Clin. Anat. 15:139–142, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.