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Scapula Fractures

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This anatomic classification, (Fig. 4.1) was reported by Zdravkovic and Damholt in 1974 [1].

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Lasanianos, N.G., Panteli, M. (2015). Scapula Fractures. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_4

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