Xray of fracture of proximal humerus in 38 years old lady.

Fracture Upper End of Humerus
The patient was treated with U slab splint.
Orthopedic Care and Consultation
Xray of fracture of proximal humerus in 38 years old lady.

Fracture Upper End of Humerus
The patient was treated with U slab splint.
Following is the clinical photogrpah of the patient who suffered fracture of clavicle of right side.

Deformity Following Fracture of Clavicle Bone
The deformity is shown by an arrow. Compare to the other side for better understanding
The patient with following xray came for an opinion and the xray below is after one year of injury.
The patient sustained open injury which resulted in a big lacerated wound over the arm and fracture of proximal humerus.
Unable to give prior history properly, patient indicated this fixator surgery to be second , done about 4 months before the visit to me.

Ununited Fracture of Proximal Humerus With Tubular External Fixator In Place
The fracture was still not united and clinically, the fixator was loose. Te shoulder motion was restricted
The patient was advised removal of external fixator and application of the brace followed by a definitive fixation and bone grafting at a later stage.
An xray of undisplaced fracture of clavicle.

Undisplaced Fracture of Clavicle In Adult
Most of the clavicular fractures are managed by conservative methods.
Note: Previously it as mentioned that the xray belonged to adult [As per the attached info with the file, but as pointed out by a friend and colleague, a physeal line is visible in the xray making it unlikely to be an adult xray.
Thank you Dr Jagjit for suggesting the discrepancy.
Xray of Shoulder showing fracture of body and spine of scapula

Fracture of Scapula With Spine Of Scapula
The Arrows have been put to show the scapular fracture.
Fracture Upper End of Humerus in 62 years old male fixed With Kiwres after closed reduction

Fracture Upper End Humerus Fixed With Kwires
Fracture healed uneventfully and Kwires were removed after 6 weeks of surgery
Xray of 25 years old male with oblique fracture of upper end of humerus.

Oblique Fracture Of Upper End Humerus In A Young Adult
The patient was operated for open reduction and internal fixation using PHILOS plate.
PHILOS stands for Proximal Humerus internal locking system and 29 years old young male was treated for upper end of humerus and a retrauma resulted in fracture of shaft of humerus. Following is the xray picture after the second trauma.

Fresh Fracture of Shaft of Humerus In A Patient With Previously Operated Upper End Humerus Fracture With PHILOS
There is a subluxation of the same shoulder joint too.
27 years old young male was riding a motor bike which collided with another vehicle and his left shoulder got injured. There was no other injury on examination.
The xray revealed fracture of upper end of humerus and a dislocated head from the glenoid cavity.

Fracture of Upper End Humerus With Dislocation of Sholuder Joint
Open reduction and internal fixation was done with Proximal Humerus Internal Locked System (PHILOS)
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A 45 year old man got injured in road traffic accident. He presented with pain and swelling in the right shoulder.

The xray he carried revealed a comminuted fracture along with subluxation of the glenohumeral joint.
He was offered open reduction and internal fixation as treatment but patient refused operative intervention.
He has been put in plaster of Paris cast.
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