What is broken scapula?

The shoulder is made up of three bones: shoulder blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), and arm bone (humerus). A broken shoulder blade is often caused by heavy forces e.g. a fall, car accident, or sports injury.

How do members experience broken scapula?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with broken scapula*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for broken scapula*

Who has broken scapula on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 1
60s 2
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 3