Treatment of fracture of the scapular glenoid

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Eight fractures of the scapular glenoid in eight patients were studied clinically and roentgenographically.
Six were male and two were female.
The age at injury ranged from 13 to 76 years with an average of 37 years.
The mechanism of injury was a traffic accident in six cases a sports in one and a fall in one.
The severe displacement of the fragment was seen in one patient, moderate in four patients and slightly in three patients.
All patients w ere treated conservatively. Five patients were treated with a sling and bast band from three to five weeks, two patients were treated with a bed rest only, and one patient was treated with a traction on lateral position for five weeks.
Bony union occured in all patients with good augment.
Clinical results were evaluated as good in all patients except two who had shoulder contructure and complainted slight shoulder joint pain on motion.