Scott W. Trenhaile, MD, FAAOS, FAANA

Results showed a substantial percentage of surgical patients experienced exposure-related stress or anxiety, and the use of medical undergarments to cover their genitalia and buttocks significantly increased levels of patient satisfaction.

A 16-year-old male hockey player was checked into the boards and sustained an isolated left scapula injury. He had no past medical history and no prior injury, deformity or pain to the left shoulder or scapula. On examination, he was noted to have significant deformity of the left scapula with prominence of the inferior angle, which resulted in the clinical appearance of winging of the scapula. There was associated ecchymosis and tenderness to palpation of the scapular body. The left shoulder had mild to moderate discomfort with active and passive motion, which was full. He had no concomitant injury and was neurovascularly intact to the left upper extremity.