[Pseudo-winging of the scapula and snapping scapula secondary to solitary exostosis: two cases].

Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot

Service d'Orthopédie C, Hôpital Salengro, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille Cedex.

Published: September 2003

Pseudo-winging of the scapula and scapular snapping are two clinical signs of upper girdle insufficiency. The association of these two signs is highly suggestive, if not pathognomonic, of exostosis of the ventral aspect of the scapula. Resection of the exostosis is recommended to prevent pain and sarcomatous degeneration.

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