Case: Upper limb radiograph #76964449
Upper limb Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation
What to look for in shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation
- Humeral head medial and inferior to the glenoid, anterior on the Y-view.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Untere Schulterluxation mit Fixierung des Humerus in nach oben gerichteter Position (Luxatio erecta). Zusätzlich Fraktur des Humeruskopfes und fraglich des Glenoids.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
