Scapular Winging & Shoulder Fractures: Neer, Thoracic Outlet | PM&R Board Review (MSK-03)

Shoulder Fractures, Winging, and Nerve Entrapment. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-03. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:31 Opening hook: medial winging on a wall pushup

2:33 Deltoid segments and the axillary nerve

6:19 Medial winging: serratus anterior and long thoracic nerve

10:10 Lateral winging: trapezius and spinal accessory nerve

14:07 Seddon nerve injury grades

17:36 Clavicle fractures

22:24 Scapular fractures

26:43 Proximal Humerus Fractures and the Neer Four-Part Classification

32:20 Surgical vs anatomic neck: vessels and nerves at risk