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.
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Fracture Upper End Of Humerus Fixed With Kwires
December 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Xray of Oblique Fractrure Upper End of Humerus
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Xray of Comminuted Fracture of Shaft In Humerus With Previously Operated Surgical Neck Fracture Fixed With PHILOS
June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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.
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Xrays of Fracture Dislocation of Shoulder – Preoperative and Postoperative Films
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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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Fracture Of Upper End Of Humerus With Subluxation Of Humeral Head – Anteroposterior Xray
December 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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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Xray Of Chip Fracture Of Greater Tuberosity of Humerus
September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The xray in the image belongs to 24 years old man who sustained the injury following fall from bike and landing on shoulder.
There is a small ship of greater tuberosity probably as result of avusion injury. The fracutre has been managed conservatively.
Note: The xray is not a good quality. But it was interesting xray, therefore I could not resist myself from publishing.
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Post Reduction Xray Of Shoulder Dislocation With Fracture of Greater Tuberosity
August 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The xray belongs to 70 years old female who fell in the bathroom and suffered from injury in the right shoulder.
The xray revealed fracture of greater tuberosity along with dislocation of shoulder.
The patient was treated with closed reduction under general anesthesia.
The above xray is taken after the closed reduction. The patient was advised fixation for greater tuberosity fracture but refused.
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Fracture Upper End Humerus In Child Treated With Closed Reduction and Internal Fixation With K Wires
January 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Fracture upper end humerus are common fractures in children as well in adults and elderly. However fractures behave differently in different age groups.
While elderly patients can be treated on conservatively The fractures in an adult on the other hand would require operative treatment owing to the increased demands and active life style.
Most of these fractures in children also unite on conservative treatment. Only those fractures which are severely displaced would need an operative intervention.
The following xrays are of 10 years old child who suffered fracture of upper end of humerus after he fell from height while he was flying a kite.
The fracture is severely displaced as can be seen in the picture. [Read more...]
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Conditions That Could Be Mistaken As Scapular Fractures
December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There could be times when doubts arise in interpretation of history and xrays. Following entities may be considered in differentials of scapular fractures
Epiphyseal Lines
An ossification pattern of the scapula should be known to avoid this confusion. At birth, the body and spine of scapula form one ossified mass, with the coracoid, acromion, glenoid, and inferior angle all being cartilaginous.
At 3 to 18 months, a center of ossification, appears at the mid-coracoid.
At 7 to 10 years, the coracoid base, including the upper third of the glenoid, appears.Sometimes called a subcoracoid bone and it joins the rest of the coracoid at 14 to 16 years. [Read more...]
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