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  2. Scapular fracture - Wikipedia

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    A scapular fracture is a fracture of the scapula, the shoulder blade.The scapula is sturdy and located in a protected place, so it rarely breaks. When it does, it is an indication that the individual was subjected to a considerable amount of force and that severe chest trauma may be present. [1]

  3. Shoulder problem - Wikipedia

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    A bone fracture of the shoulder involves a partial or total crack through one of the three bones in the shoulder, the clavicle, the scapula, and the humerus. The break in a bone usually occurs as a result of an impact injury, such as a fall or blow to the shoulder. Fractures usually involve the clavicle or the neck (area below the ball) of the ...

  4. Scapula - Wikipedia

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    The scapula (pl.: scapulae or scapulas [1]), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on either side of the body being roughly a mirror image of the other.

  5. List of ICD-9 codes 800–999: injury and poisoning - Wikipedia

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    811 Fracture of scapula; 812 Fracture of humerus; 813 Fracture of radius and ulna; 814 Fracture of carpal bone(s) 815 Fracture of metacarpal bone(s) 816 Fracture of one or more Phalanges of the hand; 817 Multiple fractures of hand bones; 818 Ill-defined fractures of upper limb; 819 Multiple fractures involving both upper limbs, and upper limb ...

  6. Shoulder - Wikipedia

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    "In terms of comparative anatomy the human scapula represents two bones that have become fused together; the (dorsal) scapula proper and the (ventral) coracoid. The epiphyseal line across the glenoid cavity is the line of fusion. They are the counterparts of the ilium and ischium of the pelvic girdle." —

  7. Shoulder girdle - Wikipedia

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    The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans, it consists of the clavicle and scapula; in those species with three bones in the shoulder, it consists of the clavicle, scapula, and coracoid.

  8. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    Scapular fracture "Comolli's sign". The Free Dictionary: triangular swelling corresponding to the outline of the scapula Coombs test: Robin Coombs: hematology: hemolytic anemia: Coons fluorescent antibody method: Albert Coons: immunology: Albert Coons at National Academies Press

  9. Supraglenoid tubercle - Wikipedia

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    The supraglenoid tubercle is a region of the scapula from which the long head of the biceps brachii muscle originates. [1] [2] It is a small, rough projection superior to the glenoid cavity near the base of the coracoid process. The term supraglenoid is from the Latin supra, meaning above, and glenoid, meaning socket or cavity. [3]