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HSS J. 2005 Sep;1(1):100-2. doi: 10.1007/s11420-005-0117-z.

A shearing osteochondral fracture of the humeral head following an anterior shoulder dislocation in a child.

HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery

Yun Sun Choi, Hollis G Potter, David M Scher

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 18751816 PMCID: PMC2504126 DOI: 10.1007/s11420-005-0117-z

Abstract

A dislocation of the shoulder joint is rare in children with an open physis. The fractures associated with an anterior dislocation generally reported in the literature have been Hill-Sachs lesions, avulsions of the greater tuberosity and glenoid fractures. We present a case of a previously unreported shearing osteochondral fracture, which is distinct from a classic Hill-Sachs lesion of the humeral head, in 12-year-old boy. The patient suffered a traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation with a spontaneous reduction along with this associated fracture. The fracture subsequently healed with no further evidence of persistent instability.

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