PURPOSE We investigated the usefulness of video based, fluoroscopically guided abduction motion analysis of hemiplegic shoulders. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-two stroke patients with Brunnstrom stages 3-4 (Group 1) or 5-6 (Group 2) were enrolled in this study. Patients with shoulder pain and significant spasticity (MAS 2) were excluded. We recorded motion pictures of the abductions of affecte...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of adjusting the scapula into its ideal position through active scapular protraction on the muscle activation and function of the upper extremity. [Subjects] Twenty female college students aged 19-21 without any physical or functional disability were the subjects of this study. They had no history of injury to their upper extremit...

BACKGROUND Assessment of three-dimensional kinematics and electromyography (EMG) activities is common in patients with chronic neck pain. However, the effect of hand dominance and neck pain location on the measurement of movement and EMG characteristics is still unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neck pain location and arm dominance on the scapular ki...

 Background: Generalized joint hyper mobility predisposes some individuals to a wide variety of musculoskeletal complaints. Given the critical role of scapular position in function of shoulder, the aim of this study was to compare scapular position between persons with and without general joint hyper mobility. Methods: By nonprobability sampling 30 hyper mobile persons at average of 22.86 ±2.77...

Introduction Rotator cuff tears are common conditions that often require surgical repair to improve function and relieve pain. Unfortunately, despite pain relief, the success associated with repair integrity is mixed, with 5-95% of patients having recurrent tears, resulting in decreased strength and function. Several factors may contribute to repair failure including age, tear size, and time fr...

Sex determination from skeletal human remains by discriminant function analysis is one of the methods utilized in the forensic and osteoarcheological sciences. The purpose of the present study is to establish metric standards for sex determination for medieval Anatolian populations using scapular measurements. The database for this research consisted of 93 adult skeletal remains (47 males and 4...

OBJECTIVE This clinical study investigated the effects of an individually fabricated prone positioner on heart rate, respiratory rate, and scapular position of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. The prone positioner consisted of dense foam with cutouts to position the shoulders forward and toward midline. METHOD Six measurements of scapular rotation, respiratory rate, hear...

Scapular kinematics have been previously studied in adults and healthy children (1,2) and differences have been observed between adults and children (1). Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy (BPBP) often affects the shoulder musculature and these children display impairments in humeral elevation in the affected limb, glenohumeral (gh) joint deformities and compensatory changes in scapulothoracic (st) mo...

We report a case of a stress fracture of the scapular spine which developed as a late complication of a reverse shoulder arthroplasty. After initially doing well after surgery, our patient developed pain and decreased shoulder function. A nondisplaced scapular spine fracture was noted on radiographs. Because reverse shoulder arthroplasty is a relatively new procedure in this country, radiologis...