Open Scapulothoracic Dissociation
Scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and serious type of trauma caused by musculoskeletal, vascular, and brachial plexus injuries owing to lateral displacement of the scapula with a strong blunt external force. Here, we describe the treatment of an open scapulothoracic dissociation patient and summarize the findings.
Authors
- Chuan Qiang Liu
- Ming Xi Wang
- Xingguo Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-4593)
- Yan Rong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-2026)
- Yanqin Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-6504)
- Bo Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7683-2514)
- Yu Teng
Institutions
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (IN)
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Medical Protective (US)
- X-Fab (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAOS Global Research and Reviews
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00050
- Primary Topic
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education