FRACTURES OF THE SCAPULA IN DOGS - A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF 12 CASES

The case records of 12 dogs with scapular fractures were reviewed; fel ine patients were not identified. Fractures of the scapula were treate d in approximately 2.4% of the total patients with fractures. Eleven o f twelve dogs sustained a scapular fracture, following vehicular traum a. The most frequent type of fracture involved the body or spine of th e scapula. Open surgical repair, or conservative non-surgical therapy, yielded successful clinical outcome by three months, in most of the c ases. In 60% of the patients, concurrent thoracic injuries were report ed, although complications were rare.