II. Epidemiology
- Uncommon condition
III. Etiology
IV. Differential Diagnosis for crepitation at Shoulder
V. Symptoms
VI. Radiology: Shoulder XRay (AP, Lateral and Oblique)
- Assess for exostoses and tumors
VII. Management
- Physical Therapy
- Rest
- Local Corticosteroid Injection
- Correct poor Posture
- Surgery Indications
- Pain, dysfunction refractory to conservative therapy
- Remove involved area of Scapula
- Secondary cause due to tumor or exostosis
- Pain, dysfunction refractory to conservative therapy
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Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
SnomedCT | 79699005 |
English | snapping scapula, Grating scapula, Snapping scapula, Snapping scapula (finding) |
Spanish | escápula chirriante, omóplato en resorte (hallazgo), omóplato en resorte |