Shoulder

Question 1

Fracture of scapula

What causes it?

Does it require fixation? why?

Answer 1

• High speed road collision, high impact sport injury
• No. Surrounding muscles hold fracture in place while healing occurs

Question 2

# surgical neck of humerus

What causes it?

What structures are at risk?

What are the symptoms?

Answer 2

• blunt trauma to shoulder, fall from outstretched hand
• Axillary nerve, posterior circumflex artery
• diffciculty to abduct arm - paralysis of deltoid and teres minor muscle, loss sensation at regimental badge area