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12917959

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Winging of the scapula is caused by weakness of the thoracoscapular muscles, which allows the scapula to lift off the chest wall during shoulder movements. In facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (and occasionally in other muscular dystrophies) there is selective weakness of the thoracoscapular muscles which may spare other shoulder muscles such as the deltoid muscle. This imbalance results in significant winging and loss of shoulder function. Historically, a number of different surgical and non-surgical interventions have been used to achieve scapular stability. This review examines the evidence available for the use of all scapular fixation techniques in muscular dystrophy, especially facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1469-493X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
CD003278
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-2-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Scapular fixation in muscular dystrophy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, King's Neuroscience Centre, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK, SE5 9RS.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review