Fractures of the scapula surgical neck: outcome after conservative treatment in 13 cases

@article{Noort2005FracturesOT,
  title={Fractures of the scapula surgical neck: outcome after conservative treatment in 13 cases},
  author={Arthur van Noort and Albert van Kampen},
  journal={Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery},
  year={2005},
  volume={125},
  pages={696-700}
}
  • A. Noort, A. Kampen
  • Published 28 September 2005
  • Medicine
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Background: Conservative treatment of fractures of the scapular neck does not uniformly lead to a success. The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the occurrence of glenoid displacement in conservatively treated patients with a scapular neck fracture without concomitant shoulder girdle injury in relation with the clinical outcome. Methods: Between 1991 and 2001, 177 patients with a fracture of the scapula were treated in two Dutch clinics. Twenty-four patients sustained a… 
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