Skeletal muscle condition around the shoulder blade
Medical condition
Winged scapula
The left side of the thorax. (Winging not illustrated but serratus anterior is labeled at left, and trapezius is labeled at upper right.)
A winged scapula (scapula alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position.
In rare conditions it has the potential to lead to limited functional activity in the upper extremity to which it is adjacent. It can affect a person's ability to lift, pull, and push weighty objects. In some serious cases, the ability to perform activities of daily living such as changing one's clothes and washing one's hair may be hindered. The name of this condition comes from its appearance, a wing-like resemblance, due to the medial border of the scapula sticking straight out from the back. Scapular winging has been observed to disrupt scapulohumeral rhythm, contributing to decreased flexion and abduction of the upper extremity, as well as a loss in power and the source of considerable pain.[1] A winged scapula is considered normal posture in young children, but not older children and adults.
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A wingedscapula (scapula alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position. In...
The scapula (pl.: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar...
levator scapulae muscle. Dorsal scapular nerve syndrome can cause a wingedscapula, with pain and limited motion. The dorsal scapular nerve arises from...
for breast cancer). Damage to this nerve is the most common cause of wingedscapula. The muscles of the shoulder can be categorized into three topographic...
consists of the clavicle and scapula; in those species with three bones in the shoulder, it consists of the clavicle, scapula, and coracoid. Some mammalian...
while weakness of the trapezius muscle can produce a drooping shoulder, wingedscapula, and a weakness of forward elevation of the shoulder. Medical procedures...
particularly lesions, can paralyse the serratus anterior muscle to produce a wingedscapula. This is most prominent when the arm is lifted forward or when the patient...
shoulder will not be able to shrug and the shoulder blade (scapula) will protrude into a winged position. Depending on the location of the lesion there may...
up winging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Winging may refer to: Scapulawinging, a condition in which the medial border of a person's scapula is...
can manifest as a waddling gate. Shoulder weakness can manifest as wingedscapulas. Muscle contractures, especially of the Achilles tendon, and scoliosis...
can be affected in advanced disease. Abnormally positioned, termed 'winged', scapulas are common, as is the inability to lift the foot, known as foot drop...
rhomboid minor is a small skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula to the vertebrae of the spinal column.[citation needed] It arises from...
The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula with the vertebrae of the spinal column. It originates from the spinous...
scapula, and it passes through the upper forelimb, across the upper end of muscles of the upper forelimb. It originates at the spine of the scapula and...
acromion process of the scapula. Posterior or spinal fibers arise from the lower lip of the posterior border of the spine of the scapula. From this extensive...
and rotates the head, whereas the trapezius muscle, connecting to the scapula, acts to shrug the shoulder. Traditional descriptions of the accessory...
part of the scapula, but this is not homologous with the coracoid bone of most other vertebrates. In other tetrapods, it joins the scapula to the front...
radiographic position of the scapula, which causes a soft-tissue fold to occur along its medial border. Winging of the scapula may also be responsible for...
the flightless sea duck Chendytes from Pleistocene North America. The scapula is much stronger than those of extant flying anseriformes with a better...
elsewhere refers to eagles as "winged dogs of Zeus". However this seems contradictory to Apollonius being able to refer to winged harpies as "Zeus' dogs", as...
takes at least four to six weeks for the labrum to re-attach itself to the scapula bone (shoulder blade), and probably another four to six weeks to get strong...
arising directly from roots—i.e., long thoracic nerve palsy leading to winging of scapula and elevation of ipsilateral diaphragm due to phrenic nerve palsy...
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