Research Article

Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

Volume: 49 Number: 1 March 19, 2015
  • Sven Freche
  • Franziska Juch
  • Thomas Nusselt
  • Karl-Stefan Delank
  • Alexander Hagel
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Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Snapping scapula syndrome represents a rare entity in shoulder surgery. Clinically, it presents as shoulder pain and loud crepitus during shoulder movement. Moreover, glenohumeral bursitis can cause additional pain. Snapping scapula syndrome is caused by an increased angulation of the superomedial part of the scapula combined with bursitis. Other common causes such as subscapular osteochondroma or rib fracture non-unions were excluded. We report a 24-year-old female patient with persisting shoulder pain and disturbing crepitus during movement of the left shoulder. Radiographic examination revealed increased angulation of the superomedial scapula on both sides and MRI, bursitis of the left shoulder. The patient was successfully treated with minimally invasive arthroscopic trimming of the prominent osseous formation at the left scapula combined with bursectomy. Additionally, specific pain-adapted physiotherapeutic exercises of both shoulders were performed. The patient had a painfree shoulder movement without crepitus on both sides at the 6th month follow-up.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sven Freche This is me

Franziska Juch This is me

Thomas Nusselt This is me

Karl-Stefan Delank This is me

Alexander Hagel This is me

Publication Date

March 19, 2015

Submission Date

March 19, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 49 Number: 1

APA
Freche, S., Juch, F., Nusselt, T., Delank, K.-S., & Hagel, A. (2015). Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 49(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241
AMA
1.Freche S, Juch F, Nusselt T, Delank KS, Hagel A. Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;49(1):91-96. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241
Chicago
Freche, Sven, Franziska Juch, Thomas Nusselt, Karl-Stefan Delank, and Alexander Hagel. 2015. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Bilateral Snapping Scapula Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49 (1): 91-96. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241.
EndNote
Freche S, Juch F, Nusselt T, Delank K-S, Hagel A (March 1, 2015) Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49 1 91–96.
IEEE
[1]S. Freche, F. Juch, T. Nusselt, K.-S. Delank, and A. Hagel, “Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 91–96, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241.
ISNAD
Freche, Sven - Juch, Franziska - Nusselt, Thomas - Delank, Karl-Stefan - Hagel, Alexander. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Bilateral Snapping Scapula Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49/1 (March 1, 2015): 91-96. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241.
JAMA
1.Freche S, Juch F, Nusselt T, Delank K-S, Hagel A. Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;49:91–96.
MLA
Freche, Sven, et al. “Arthroscopic Treatment of Bilateral Snapping Scapula Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 49, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 91-96, doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241.
Vancouver
1.Sven Freche, Franziska Juch, Thomas Nusselt, Karl-Stefan Delank, Alexander Hagel. Arthroscopic treatment of bilateral snapping scapula syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015 Mar. 1;49(1):91-6. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.3241