Copuroglu, CemTan, LeventCopuroglu, ElifCiftdemir, MertOzcan, Mert2024-06-122024-06-1220141828-89281828-8936https://doi.org/10.1007/s11751-014-0210-2https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/23397Scapular spine fractures are rare injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate a late-diagnosed scapular spine pseudo-arthrotic patient. Because of the surrounding soft tissue mass and overlapping of the scapula with the thoracal bones on a roentgenogram, diagnosis may be missed or delayed for years. We present a case of scapular spine pseudo-arthrosis in a 50-year-old man, who sustained a traffic accident 2 years ago. He was treated as a soft tissue injury of the left shoulder and later as a rotator cuff tear. His scapular spine fracture was diagnosed as pseudo-arthrosis of the scapular spine with a diagnostic delay of 2 years. Isolated scapular spine fractures are rare, usually associated with other injuries and frequently treated non-operatively. Sagging of the acromion as a result of a scapular spine fracture may mimic supraspinatus outlet impingement. If a painful pseudo-arthrosis limits the function of a shoulder, fractured ends should be fixed until union occurs. Although scapular spine fractures are rarely seen, they must take place in the differential diagnosis of impingement syndromes of the shoulder.en10.1007/s11751-014-0210-2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPseudo-ArthrosisScapulaLate DiagnosisArticle93173177N/AWOS:0002198488000082-s2.0-8491995027425540121Q3