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    A winged scapula (scapula alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position. In...
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    The scapula (pl.: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar...
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    can result in winged scapula, sometimes further specified as "lateral winging" and in an abnormal mobility or function of the scapula (scapular dyskinesia)...
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    levator scapulae muscle. Dorsal scapular nerve syndrome can cause a winged scapula, with pain and limited motion. The dorsal scapular nerve arises from...
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    for breast cancer). Damage to this nerve is the most common cause of winged scapula. The muscles of the shoulder can be categorized into three topographic...
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    consists of the clavicle and scapula; in those species with three bones in the shoulder, it consists of the clavicle, scapula, and coracoid. Some mammalian...
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    particularly lesions, can paralyse the serratus anterior muscle to produce a winged scapula. This is most prominent when the arm is lifted forward or when the patient...
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    shoulder will not be able to shrug and the shoulder blade (scapula) will protrude into a winged position. Depending on the location of the lesion there may...
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    sign Ulnar tunnel syndrome Ulnar claw radial nerve Radial neuropathy Wrist drop Cheiralgia paresthetica long thoracic nerve Winged scapula Backpack palsy...
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    can be affected in advanced disease. Abnormally positioned, termed 'winged', scapulas are common, as is the inability to lift the foot, known as foot drop...
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  • up winging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Winging may refer to: Scapula winging, a condition in which the medial border of a person's scapula is...
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    can manifest as a waddling gate. Shoulder weakness can manifest as winged scapulas. Muscle contractures, especially of the Achilles tendon, and scoliosis...
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  • Bigliani, LU; Ahmad, CS; Levine, WN (March 2008). "Surgical treatment of winged scapula". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 466 (3): 652–60. doi:10...
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    The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula with the vertebrae of the spinal column. It originates from the spinous...
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  • length (acquired) 736.89 Other acquired deformity of other parts of limb Winged scapula 736.9 Acquired deformity, limb, unspec. 737 Curvature of spine 737.1...
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  • Thumbnail for Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
    the scapula can be weakened, completing a pattern that is termed 'scapulohumeroperoneal'. Weakness of the scapular fixators can cause a winged scapula, which...
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    abnormalities not affecting the hands and feet may also occur. These include winged scapula, thin ribs and scoliosis. In addition, individuals with Langer–Giedion...
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    rhomboid minor is a small skeletal muscle of the back that connects the scapula to the vertebrae of the spinal column. It arises from the nuchal ligament...
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    while weakness of the trapezius muscle can produce a drooping shoulder, winged scapula, and a weakness of forward elevation of the shoulder. Medical procedures...
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    scapula, and it passes through the upper forelimb, across the upper end of muscles of the upper forelimb. It originates at the spine of the scapula and...
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    shoulder Adhesive capsulitis Rotator cuff tear Subacromial bursitis Winged scapula elbow Cubitus valgus Cubitus varus hand Boutonniere deformity Mallet...
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    acromion process of the scapula. Posterior or spinal fibers arise from the lower lip of the posterior border of the spine of the scapula. From this extensive...
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    procedure - Webbed toes - Wedge fracture - Weil's osteotomy - Wilson test - Winged scapula - Wolff's law - WOMAC - Wound healing - Wrist drop - Wrist osteoarthritis...
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    and rotates the head, whereas the trapezius muscle, connecting to the scapula, acts to shrug the shoulder. Traditional descriptions of the accessory...
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    part of the scapula, but this is not homologous with the coracoid bone of most other vertebrates. In other tetrapods, it joins the scapula to the front...
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    elsewhere refers to eagles as "winged dogs of Zeus". However this seems contradictory to Apollonius being able to refer to winged harpies as "Zeus' dogs", as...
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    Enantiornithes (section Wing)
    Enantiornithes and all other birds is in the nature of the articulation between the scapula [...] and the coracoid, where the 'normal' condition is completely reversed...
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  • takes at least four to six weeks for the labrum to re-attach itself to the scapula bone (shoulder blade), and probably another four to six weeks to get strong...
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    arising directly from roots—i.e., long thoracic nerve palsy leading to winging of scapula and elevation of ipsilateral diaphragm due to phrenic nerve palsy...
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    radiographic position of the scapula, which causes a soft-tissue fold to occur along its medial border. Winging of the scapula may also be responsible for...
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