Background: Abnormal scapular displacements during arm elevation have been observed in people with shoulder impingement syndrome. These abnormal scapular displacements were evaluated using different ...

Background Shoulder injuries are common among handball players and are dominated by overuse characteristics. Objective Assess the effect of three previously identified risk factors for shoulder ...

Peter Lapner, MD, FRCSC, and colleagues randomly assigned 100 patients undergoing anatomic shoulder arthroplasty to either the subscapularis tenotomy (n=47) or subscapularis peel approach (n=53).

A 43-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for HIV complicated by cryptococcal meningitis and seizures presented to the ED after suffering a seizure and syncope.The following day she ...

The scapula has its own set of joint actions: The shoulder girdle has a set of joint actions specific to motion of the scapula. Although this may seem like just another set of confusing terms to ...

Background The scapula has an important role for mobility and functional stability in the shoulder joint. The invasive methods of scapula tracking cannot be performed in clinical practice and the ...