Stress fracture of the acromion.

Acromial stress fracture in a young wheelchair user with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a case report

“…Upon literature review we uncovered eight previous reported cases of acromial stress fracture [ 2 , 9 - 13 ]. Three occurred in sports athletes, one of which was after sub-acromial decompression surgery [ 2 , 10 , 11 ]. The remaining five cases were all over 64 years of age, four had associated rotator cuff tears, two were on long-term steroids and one was a wheelchair user [ 9 , 12 , 13 ].…”

“…Seven out of the eight reported cases were treated conservatively with immobilisation and physiotherapy. Of these seven, three united, one developed an asymptomatic non-union and three progressed to excision of the fragment with a subsequent good outcome [ 2 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13 ]. Only one case was managed surgically using two Kirschner wires and a tension band suture [ 11 ].…”

Scapular Stress Fracture in a Professional Baseball Player

“…Fracture of the scapula is uncommon, but stress fractures of the scapula are even more rare. Stress fractures of the scapula have been described in the coracoid, 5,28 the scapular spine, 12,13 the acromion, 9,24,25,29,34 and the body of the scapula. 6,23,32 However, only 1 stress fracture of the lateral border of the scapula has been reported in the English literature.…”

Stress fracture of the scapular spine associated with rotator cuff dysfunction: Report of 3 cases and review of the literature

“…This mechanism is also found in other stress fractures. 4,5 Their presence in patients of advanced-medium ages in association with a concomitant rotator cuff lesion is even rarer. After reviewing the existing literature we only found 5 cases reporting this combination.…”