Extension of a Scapular Fracture into the Glenoid Cavity after Low-voltage Electric Shock

Kim, Hyungbin; Han, Sangkyoon; Park, Sungwook; Lee, Sungwha; Park, Soonchang; Cho, Youngmo; Yeom, Seokran; Kim, Yongin; Min, Munki; Park, Maengreal; Ryu, Jiho

J Korean Soc Emerg Med > Volume 28(1); 2017 > Article

Case Report

Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2017;28(1): 138-140.

Extension of a Scapular Fracture into the Glenoid Cavity after Low-voltage Electric Shock

Hyungbin Kim¹, Sangkyoon Han¹, Sungwook Park¹, Sungwha Lee¹, Soonchang Park¹, Youngmo Cho¹, Seokran Yeom¹, Yongin Kim², Munki Min², Maengreal Park², Jiho Ryu²

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
²Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea

Correspondence

Sangkyoon Han ,Tel: 051-240-7503, Fax: 051-253-6472, Email: 98hansoft@hanmail.net ,

Received: October 4, 2016; Revised: October 6, 2016 Accepted: November 3, 2016. Published online: February 28, 2017.

ABSTRACT

We, herein, present a patient with no history of trauma who developed shoulder pain after undergoing low-voltage electric shock. According to the computed tomography, there was a multi-segmental fracture that extended into the glenoid cavity of the left scapula. A good outcome was obtained after open reduction and internal fixation. Emergency physicians should be aware of the possibility of scapular fracture extending into the glenoid cavity, especially in patients with shoulder pain after electrical injury.

Key words: Electric injuries, Scapula, Glenoid cavity, Surgical procedures, Operative