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Sprengel’s Deformity of the Shoulder

Named after Otta Gerhard Karl Sprengel, a German surgeon, who described the case in 1891, Sprengel’s deformity is a complex condition that is associated with malposition and dysplasia…

Snapping Scapula

Shoulder blade or scapula is an amazing anatomical structure.  What makes it amazing is it is suspended over the ribs between the spine and the arm by only…

Scapular Winging

Scapular winging (also referred to as winged scapula) is a disease condition that affects the shoulder blades.   Scapula is the medical term for shoulder blade.  The shoulder blades…

Structure of the Shoulder Joint

Our shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body.  It is this flexibility of the shoulder that provides the upper extremity with tremendous range of movement that…

Bones of the Shoulder

Shoulder is the meeting place of three bones viz. clavicle, scapula and humerus.  The junction of these three bones and the chest bone (sternum) form three joints: Glenohumeral…

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries

Work-related musculoskeletal injuries refer to a host of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, nerves, joints, cartilage and spinal discs.  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are conditions in which the work…

Common Reasons for Shoulder Pain

The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint of the body.  Be it lifting a bucket of water or reaching up into the cupboard, given the number of…

Types of Shoulder Surgery

Many common shoulder problems can be done away with surgery, especially those that are recalcitrant to conservative therapy.  Shoulder surgeries can be quite diverse from minimally invasive arthroscopic…

Paralabral Cyst in the Shoulder

More often than not, paralabral cysts of the shoulder are an infrequent finding on MRI or MR Arthrogram.  However, it is a significant diagnosis as they may cause…

Same-Day Shoulder Surgeries

Same-day shoulder surgery refers to surgeries that needn’t require an overnight stay in hospital.  Majority of the arthroscopic surgeries and shoulder replacements in patients under the age of…