Are Routine Follow-up Radiographs Necessary for Extra-articular Scapula Body Fractures Managed Conservatively?

DISCUSSION: Satisfactory outcomes have previously been demonstrated with nonsurgical management of scapula body fractures and for most of these injuries postinjury imaging may not be necessary or cost effective. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV. PMID: 32235240 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research