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Traumatic detachment of the inferior angle of the scapula in a 5-year-old boy—a sonographic diagnosis

Authors: Kazimierz T. Szopinski, Grzegorz Adamczyk, Michal Drwiega

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 5/2012

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A complete slip of the cartilage of the inferior angle of the scapula was diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy who fell inside a wooden construction at a kindergarten playground. Radiographs of the scapula were normal, and ultrasound demonstrated complete cartilage detachment, which was displaced deep and laterally. Computed tomography (CT) additionally demonstrated a thin rim of bone displaced along with the detached cartilage. Radiologic findings were confirmed during surgery. We report what we believe to be the first published case of traumatic detachment of the cartilaginous lower angle of the scapula in a child demonstrated by ultrasound.

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Title: Traumatic detachment of the inferior angle of the scapula in a 5-year-old boy—a sonographic diagnosis
Authors: Kazimierz T. Szopinski
Grzegorz Adamczyk
Michal Drwiega
Publication date: 01-05-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1311-3

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