Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity

Scapular winging (SW) is extremely rare clinical entity. It is definided as protrusion of the scapula from the thoracic wall. Here, we report a 21 year-old handball player presented with pain in the right shoulder with weakness and discomfort during playing handball for three months. Clinical examin...

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Main Authors: Abdellatif Benabbouha, Hicham Sallahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAMJ 2019-12-01
Series:PAMJ Clinical Medicine
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Online Access: https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/1/54/pdf/54.pdf
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spelling doaj-d57b2f80c00d4b83b7c56a0b0c11b4d62020-11-25T02:48:37ZengPAMJPAMJ Clinical Medicine 2707-27972707-27972019-12-0115410.11604/pamj-cm.2019.1.54.2107421074Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entityAbdellatif Benabbouha0Hicham Sallahi1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocc Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Military Hospital, Guelmim, Morocc Scapular winging (SW) is extremely rare clinical entity. It is definided as protrusion of the scapula from the thoracic wall. Here, we report a 21 year-old handball player presented with pain in the right shoulder with weakness and discomfort during playing handball for three months. Clinical examination revealed medial scapular winging. Electromyography found neurapraxic of the long thoracic nerve. Hence, the diagnosis of the SW due to serratus anterior palsy was retained. The patient was treated with rehabilitation and physiotherapy for range of motion of the right shoulder. At 14 month follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and was returned to sport activities. https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/1/54/pdf/54.pdf scapular wingingserratus anterior plasytreatment
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author Abdellatif Benabbouha
Hicham Sallahi
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Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
PAMJ Clinical Medicine
scapular winging
serratus anterior plasy
treatment
author_facet Abdellatif Benabbouha
Hicham Sallahi
author_sort Abdellatif Benabbouha
title Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
title_short Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
title_full Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
title_fullStr Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
title_full_unstemmed Scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
title_sort scapular winging in athletes: a rare clinical entity
publisher PAMJ
series PAMJ Clinical Medicine
issn 2707-2797
2707-2797
publishDate 2019-12-01
description Scapular winging (SW) is extremely rare clinical entity. It is definided as protrusion of the scapula from the thoracic wall. Here, we report a 21 year-old handball player presented with pain in the right shoulder with weakness and discomfort during playing handball for three months. Clinical examination revealed medial scapular winging. Electromyography found neurapraxic of the long thoracic nerve. Hence, the diagnosis of the SW due to serratus anterior palsy was retained. The patient was treated with rehabilitation and physiotherapy for range of motion of the right shoulder. At 14 month follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and was returned to sport activities.
topic scapular winging
serratus anterior plasy
treatment
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