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

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with broken scapula

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for broken scapula

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Compare treatments taken by people with broken scapula

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Who has broken scapula on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 1 say broken scapula is their primary condition

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

These charts show data from broken scapula patients who have completed their condition history
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