Intrathoracic Displacement of a Scapular Fracture

by Esther M. van Schie-van der Weert, Jorinde H.H. van Laanen, Gerald A. Kraan, and Mark R. de Vries

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 94(3):e16February 1, 2012

©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Initial chest radiograph demonstrating a possible scapular fracture and showing a deformity of the right apical hemithorax, without a pneumothorax or subcutaneous emphysema.

Esther M. van Schie-van der Weert et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e16

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CT scan showing intrathoracic displacement of the scapular fragment.

Esther M. van Schie-van der Weert et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e16

©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

CT scan showing the penetration of the inferior angle fragment of the scapula into the thoracic wall.

Esther M. van Schie-van der Weert et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012;94:e16

©2012 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.