Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD: We obtain AP radiographs in the plane of the scapula (Grashey view) and an axillary view in all patients. We obtain a CT scan to include the entire scapula with less than ...

Background: Precise indications for computed tomography (CT) in proximal humeral fractures are not established. The purpose of this study was a comparison of conventional radiographic views with ...

You may have heard of the scapula before, though it is more commonly called the shoulder blade. Scapulas play a very important role in the way your arms, shoulders, and back move. The scapula is a ...

Scapular winging, sometimes called a winged scapula, is a condition that affects the shoulder blades. It causes the shoulder blades to stick out. Scapula is the anatomical term for the shoulder blade.

A 39-year-old man presents to his GP with sudden onset severe pain in the left shoulder and arm, following a recent episode of influenza. The gentleman gives no history of trauma and has not had any ...

The study was performed with IRB approval in two university trauma centers. In this prospective study a consecutive series of 44 patients with acute proximal fractures that presented to the two ...