Multiple scapula defects or foramina or both?

Defect Foramen Osteology Scapula Suprascapular foramen Variation

Journal

Morphologie : bulletin de l'Association des anatomistes
ISSN: 1286-0115
Titre abrégé: Morphologie
Pays: France
ID NLM: 9814314

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 18 06 2024
revised: 09 08 2024
accepted: 09 08 2024
medline: 23 8 2024
pubmed: 23 8 2024
entrez: 22 8 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The current bone report describes multiple openings identified in a dried scapula of a subject of unknown age and gender. Multiple openings (twelve) were identified in the subscapular fossa and were apparent at the infraspinatus fossa. These openings coexisted with a suprascapular foramen and an osteophyte at the inferomedial border of the foramen. In the current literature, two uncommon variants of the scapula were described: foramina and defects. It is still unclear how these two structures are differentiating. Both of them are results of abnormal ossification of the scapula. Clinicians should be aware of these variants because they may lead to misdiagnosis of malignancies, while the variants are benign entities.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2024.100904 PMID: 39173563
pubmed: 39173563
pii: S1286-0115(24)00144-9
doi: 10.1016/j.morpho.2024.100904
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

100904

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

G Tsakotos (G)

Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.

G P Georgiev (GP)

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

G Triantafyllou (G)

Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.

G Botis (G)

Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece; Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

M Piagkou (M)

Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias str., Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: mapian@med.uoa.gr.

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