Fracture of the Scapular Notch Associated with Lesion of the Suprascapular Nerve

Fractures of the scapula are not common.Due to the muscular covewgc and the ability of this bone to glide and recoil in relation to the chest wall, considerable violence is needed to cause the fracture.The scapula fracture is generally one among other injuries caused by a serious trauma, often a crush injury.In a comprehensive study Rowe (1963) found fractures of the scapula to have occurred in 54 out of 1,603 injuries of the shoulder girdle.According to DeCoulx et al. (1956) the fractures of the scapula may be classified anatomically in three groups: I. Fractures of the body, 11.Fractures of the apophysis, 111.Fractures through the superior lateral angle.In the latter type the scapular notch may be involved by the fracture.