The purpose of this small descriptive series was to report @entity1 and injury characteristics, as well as, surgical and functional outcomes in @entity1 aged 70 years or older, with @entity174 . A retrospective review of 214 scapula @entity174 identified 6 consecutive geriatric @entity1 aged 70 years or older and formed the basis for this study. Outcomes reported include @entity532 ; disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH); range of motion (ROM); and strength assessment at the 6-month postoperative interval and final follow-up. All @entity1 were community ambulators and 5 of the 6 @entity1 routinely performed recreational activities that required shoulder strength and/or motion. Outcomes were attained on all @entity1 at greater than 1 year with a mean of 23.2 months. There were no @entity532 and all @entity174 united. The mean ROM expressed as a percentage of contralateral ROM ranged from 82% to 100% at both 6-month and final follow-up. The mean strength expressed as a percentage of contralateral strength ranged from 63% to 82% at the 6-month follow-up and 94% to 100% at the final follow-up. The mean DASH score was 12.3 at final follow-up. Our conclusion is that operative treatment for displaced scapula @entity174 appears to be safe and can yield good functional results in @entity1 aged 70 years and older.

Open XXXX in a Geriatric Series.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['surgical complications'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'operative scapular fracture']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['Reduction and Internal Fixation of Scapula Fractures']
