Clinical profile of patients with extra articular glenoid neck and scapular body fractures

Abstract

Majority of the scapular fractures does not require adequate surgical intervention. The scapular fractures with minimal displacement heal without any functional deficits. But, the literature suggest that, non-operative management with minimal displacement can lead to the persistent symptoms and decreased function of the shoulder girdle. A prospective study was undertaken in the department of Orthopedics of Medical College and General Hospital among the 30 cases of glenoid neck and scapular body fractures between December 2016 to June 2018. The cases were also followed up for period of 6 months with clinical and radiological evaluations. Road traffic accident was the main reason for majority of scapular fractures in this study. About 70% of the males and 70% of the females had scapular injuries due to road traffic accidents. In males, road traffic accident was followed by, fall from height (15%), direct blow (10%) and fall of heavy object in 5% of the study group. In females road traffic accidents were followed by fall from height in 30% of the cases. This difference in mode of injury was not statistically significant between the males and females.