Muscular dystrophy as a cause of unilateral scapular winging
Shoulder weakness with unilateral scapular winging is a common issue that initially presents to the general physician, sports physician or rheumatologist. Although most of these cases are neurogenic in nature, it is important to consider alternative causes for unilateral scapular winging. Muscular dystrophies can present with marked asymmetry, the most typical being facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD). We describe a case of FSHD with a summary of the key clinical features to increase the awareness of this condition among physicians.
Authors
- Karl Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7973-3773)
- Mitchell Lycett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-6378)
- Kishore Raj Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3482-6962)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
- St Vincent's Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16522
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Sydney