SplintER Series: More Than Just a Shoulder Dislocation?

Anterior inferior shoulder dislocation with a fracture of the greater tuberosity of the humerus.

An 80-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with right shoulder pain, deformity, and decreased range of motion after falling down half a flight of stairs. AP and Y-views of the right shoulder were obtained (Images courtesy of Kenneth Chang, DO).

 

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