Scapula winging: causes

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Scapula winging: causes. Long thoracic, Spinal accessory, Dorsal scapular, Thoracodorsal. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Mononeuropathies

  • Long thoracic
  • Spinal accessory
  • Dorsal scapular
  • Thoracodorsal

Other neurological causes

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Soft tissue and orthopaedic causes

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Other causes

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References

  1. Kuhn JE, Plancher KD, Hawkins RJ. Scapular winging. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 1995; 3:319-325.
  2. Meininger AK, Figuerres BF, Goldberg BA. Scapular winging: an update. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011; 19:453-462.
  3. Martin RM, Fish DE. Scapular winging: anatomical review, diagnosis, and treatments. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2008; 1:1-11.
  4. Amato AA, Russell JA. Neuromuscular Disorders. McGraw Hill New York 2008 pp397-398.
  5. Niedemaier N, Meinck H-M, Harymann M. Cervical syringomyelia at the C7-C8 level presenting with bilateral scapular winging. JNNP 2000; 68:394-395.
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