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Endoscopically assisted resection of a scapular osteochondroma causing snapping scapula syndrome |
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Satoru Fukunaga, et al. - Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor in the scapula. This condition might lead to snapping scapula syndrome, which is characterized by painful, audible, and/or palpable abnormal scapulothoracic motion. In the present case, this syndrome was successfully treated by use of endoscopically assisted resection of the osteochondroma...Conclusion: Endoscopically assisted resection of osteochondroma of the scapula provides a feasible technique to treat snapping scapula syndrome and obtain early functional recovery with a short hospital stay and cosmetic advantage Read article: . |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 March 2007 )
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