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Bone structure of scapula

Known as: Bone tissue of scapula, Scapula/Scapular, SCAPULA 
One of a pair of triangular bones at the back of the shoulder. The scapula connects the collarbone with the upper arm bone.
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Coracoclavicular Joint, AnomalousCostocoracoid ligament congenitally shortLateral angle region of scapulaPelvis-Shoulder Dysplasia

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Pectoral girdle structureShoulder

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Risks of loosening of a prosthetic glenoid implanted in retroversion.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Use of three-dimensional computed tomography for the analysis of the glenoid anatomy.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Scapular Position and Orientation in Throwing Athletes
Background Despite the recognized importance of proper 3-dimensional motion of the scapula in throwers, minimal research has… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evaluation of isokinetic force production and associated muscle activity in the scapular rotators during a protraction-retraction movement in overhead athletes with impingement symptoms
Objectives: To determine if the muscle force and electromyographic activity in the scapular rotators of overhead athletes with… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Surface electromyographic analysis of exercises for the trapezius and serratus anterior muscles.
STUDY DESIGN This study used a prospective, single-group repeated-measures design to analyze differences between the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The origin of the long head of the biceps from the scapula and glenoid labrum. An anatomical study of 100 shoulders.
We dissected 105 cadaveric shoulders to study the origin of the tendon of the long head of biceps, and examined histologically… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Geometry parameters for musculoskeletal modelling of the shoulder system.
Review
1991
Review
1991
Scapular fractures. Analysis of 113 cases.
Scapular fractures have been the subject of study since Desault's treatise of 1805, but few large-scale studies have been… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The operative treatment of scapular fractures.
Fractures of the scapula occur mainly from direct trauma involving considerable violence and associated injuries of the shoulder… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
The campomelic syndrome: review, report of 17 cases, and follow-up on the currently 17-year-old boy first reported by Maroteaux et al in 1971.
We report 17 cases of the campomelic syndrome (CS) and a follow-up of one of the original patients of Maroteaux et al who is now… 
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