Proximal humerus fracture on X-ray: 8 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing proximal humerus fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Fracture across the surgical neck.
Learn: Shoulder and clavicle fractures
Quiz yourself on upper limb images
Cases
Case #11660957Upper limb · Beginner
Case #110628891Upper limb · Beginner
Case #17609462Upper limb · Beginner
Case #98556499Upper limb · Beginner
Case #49086937Upper limb · Beginner
Case #96170489Upper limb · Beginner
Case #3278869Upper limb · Beginner
Case #134576418Upper limb · BeginnerOther upper limb diagnoses
- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation
- Calcific tendinitis
- Carpal or carpometacarpal dislocation
- Clavicle fracture
- Distal radius fracture
- Elbow dislocation
- Finger (interphalangeal) dislocation
- Finger (phalangeal) fracture
- Forearm shaft fracture (radius and ulna)
- Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Hill-Sachs lesion
- Humeral shaft fracture
- Metacarpal fracture
- Radial head fracture
- Rolando fracture
- Scaphoid fracture
- Shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.