AAOS Online Service Fact Sheet Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
- Fracture of the Shoulder
Blade (Scapula) Triangular, mobile and protected by a complex of
surrounding muscles, the shoulder blade (scapula) is rarely broken.
Scapula fractures represent less than 1 percent of all broken bones.
Wheeless' Textbook
of Orthopaedics - ... x
Fractures of the scapula. An analysis of forty cases and a review of the
literature. Pneumothorax complicating fracture of the scapula. Scapular
fractures. ..
