Open AccessNonunion of a scapular spine fracture: Case report and management with open reduction, internal fixation, and bone graft
Author(s) -
Mohammed As-Sultany,
Anant Tambe,
David Clark
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of shoulder surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0973-6042
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6042.42202
Subject(s) - medicine , internal fixation , nonunion , reduction (mathematics) , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health
Fractures of the scapular spine are relatively uncommon. We report a case of a 39 year old male who developed an atrophic non-union scapular spine fracture entering the spino-glenoid notch. We describe our experience with this rare fracture pattern and identify the need for early internal fixation in the young, active and working population.