An Abnormal Bone Lesion of the Scapula in a Collegiate Basketball Player: A Case Report

Abstract

Athletic trainers should be alert to the unusual possibility of bone cysts, which are usually identified incidentally when radiographs are obtained for other reasons. Most simple bone cysts are asymptomatic, but a pathologic fracture can occur with trauma.

Trends in epidemiology and patho-anatomical pattern of proximal humeral fractures

“…In Germany, a female child born in 2009 has a ten year longer life expectancy than one born in 1960 (72.4 years vs. 82.7 years) [17]. Another strong risk factor for fracture is osteoporosis; 30 % of all postmenopausal women living in the USA and Europe have osteoporosis, with the subsequent general decrease in bone mass [18]. On the other hand, about 30-50 % of all people >75 years fall at least once a year [19,20].…”