Fracture of the superior border of the scapula

Twenty-four patients who sustained a fracture of the superior border of the scapula are reviewed. All were associated with a fracture of the coracoid process and other shoulder injuries. There were 19 long fracture lines and 5 short. The former and 3 of the latter were extensions of a coracoid fracture; in 2, there appeared to be an avulsion fracture by traction through the superior transverse scapular ligament resulting from the upward displacement of the coracoid.