Outcome of glenoid neck fractures

Fractures of the scapular neck: diagnosis, classifications and treatment

“…With regard to terminology, a number of authors use only the term "fracture of the scapular or glenoid neck" without specifying its type [6,9,10,22,23,[25][26][27]. Some of them use the term "scapular neck fracture" incorrectly including also fractures of the scapular body [26].…”

“…In 2005, Pace et al [23] described nine patients with glenoid neck fractures, with pain in the shoulder in seven cases, associated with a subacromial bursitis as diagnosed by MRI. The cause was malunion of the scapula.…”

“…A number of authors use the GPA [5,6,11,22,23,27,29]. However, GPA cannot be assessed in absolute terms due to its matural variability, only by comparison with the contralateral side.…”

The scapular glenopolar angle: standard values and side differences

“…Most of the authors evaluating the outcomes of treatment of scapular fractures by means of the GPA [2,4,8,[11][12][13] considered normal GPA values to be in the range of 30-45°, as set by Bestard et al [1], however, without specifying how they arrived at such values. Subsequently, other authors measured the GPA in various radiological projections, i.e., on AP shoulder radiographs, Neer I scapular views and AP chest radiographs [2,4,8,[11][12][13].…”

“…Subsequently, other authors measured the GPA in various radiological projections, i.e., on AP shoulder radiographs, Neer I scapular views and AP chest radiographs [2,4,8,[11][12][13]. None of the mentioned authors dealt with standardization of GPA measurements or the impact of projection on its values.…”