Shoulder Trauma
A 35-year-old motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department following a high-speed collision. He has significant pain and swelling around his left shoulder. CT imaging reveals a displaced fracture of the clavicle midshaft with a minimally displaced scapular neck fracture and an ipsilateral acromial fracture. The glenopolar angle (GPA) measures 28 degrees. Regarding the concept of "floating shoulder" and the Superior Shoulder Suspensory Complex (SSSC):
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The Superior Shoulder Suspensory Complex (SSSC) is a bone-soft tissue ring composed of the glenoid, ...
The classic "floating shoulder" represents a double disruption of the SSSC, typically involving a cl...
All floating shoulder injuries require surgical fixation of both the clavicle and scapular neck frac...
The glenopolar angle (GPA) is measured on a true AP scapular view as the angle between a line connec...
Current evidence suggests that fixation of the clavicle alone may restore stability in many floating...
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