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Case 1

Clinical Stem:

  • Patient: 35-year-old male in ED

  • Severe right shoulder pain

  • Fall on outstretched hand

  • Arm stuck in abduction and external rotation

  • “Squared-off” shoulder contour 

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Frontal Projection 

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Case courtesy of Patel M– Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 13397.

Lateral Projection

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Case courtesy of Patel M– Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 13397

Case 1 Explained

Diagnosis: Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

Frontal

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  • Humeral Head is inferior to coracoid process

  • Loss of glenohumeral articulation

 

Lateral

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  • Humeral head anterior to glenoid fossa​

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