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ReviewPatient safety in surgery2021

Current challenges and controversies in the management of scapular fractures: a review.

Robinson Esteves Pires, Vincenzo Giordano, Felipe Serrão Mendes de Souza, Pedro José Labronici

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Review in Patient safety in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. [Extra-articular Fractures of the Scapula].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2026
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  4. Extra-articular Fractures of the Scapula.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2026
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  6. Complication Risks Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Scapular Fractures.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025
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  7. Predictors of functional outcome after extra-articular scapular fracture stabilization with Brodsky approach.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  9. [Comparative study of posterior axillary edge approach and arthroscopic assisted reduction in treatment of Ideberg typeZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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  13. Minimally Invasive Combined Medial and Lateral Approach for Treating Displaced Scapular Body and Neck Fractures.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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  15. Risk factors and incidence of short-term complications following open reduction and internal fixation of scapula fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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  20. [Treatment of Ideberg typeZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Robinson Esteves PiresDepartamento do Aparelho Locomotor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190, Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. robinsonestevespires@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-5576
Vincenzo GiordanoServiço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Felipe Serrão Mendes de SouzaServiço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Professor Nova Monteiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Pedro José LabroniciServiço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
D’Or Institute for Research and Education · BRHospital Madre Teresa · BRInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fractures of the scapula are rare and usually associated with high-energy trauma. The unfavorable scapular anatomy, combined with the complexity of the approaches for fracture fixation, make the treatment challenging, even for experienced surgeons. Furthermore, the literature is controversial regarding surgical indications and rationale for treatment. The present review article was designed to address and discuss critical aspects of decision-making for the management of scapular fractures, including surgical indications and patient safety considerations.

Indexed as

ComplicationsFloating shoulderNon-operative treatmentPatient safetyScapular fracturesSurgical decision-making

Identifiers

PMID33407725
PMCPMC7789406
OpenAlexW3119215053

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