Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences
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Open Access Maced J Med Sci · Dec 2016
Scapular Fractures in Blunt Chest Trauma - Self-Experience Study.
The aim of this retrospective study was to report the scapular fractures in patients with blunt chest trauma and to present the type and the frequency of associated thoracic injuries. ⋯ The study confirms the role of scapular fractures as a marker for the severity of the chest trauma (based on the number of associated thoracic injuries), but doesn't present scapular fractures as an indicator for high mortality in blunt chest trauma patients.