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DOI

https://doi.org/10.25035/jsmahs.10.01.12

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Ice hockey is a fast and aggressive sport.1-2 Due to deliberate collisions and fighting, a hard playing surface, and sharp skates, ice hockey players are at high and distinctive risk to injury.2-5 The way in which ice hockey players collide with, or check, one another, makes the shoulder vulnerable. About 8.6-21.9% of injuries sustained in ice hockey involve the shoulder.4 Acromioclavicular joint sprains and anterior glenohumeral dislocations are most common.1,4-5 This case presents a 25-year-old male collegiate ice hockey player who sustained a recurrent right-sided glenohumeral dislocation after being checked from behind with his arm abducted and extended. Following reduction and referral, x-ray and CT scans detected a scapular spine fracture. The objectives for this case include recognizing the mechanism for scapular fractures, signs and symptoms versus common dislocations and identifying factors in strong interprofessional relationships.

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