This Medical News Today information article highlights the potential health benefits of zinc and provides details on good sources of the nutrient, symptoms of zinc deficiency, and precautions to consider-associated with excessive zinc intake. Only a very small intake of Zinc is necessary to reap the benefits.
Shoulder blade: The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or, medically, as the scapula. The word scapula (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural scapulae, the shoulder blades. Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel (a small shovel), the word scapula is thought to have come from the Greek skaptein meaning to dig..
Shoulder blade fractures are uncommon. They are usually caused by severe trauma, such as car or motorcycle crashes, sports accidents, or extreme falls. Shoulder blade fractures can occur in several parts of the shoulder blade. Theyâre most common on the large part of the shoulder blade, called the scapular body. Whether or not surgery is used to treat a shoulder blade fracture depends on its severity and location.