Prosthetic replacement of the humeral head is indicated for the treatment of chronic unreduced dislocations and fracture dislocations of the shoulder, because damage to the humeral head may be ...

These fractures are more common in older patients with shoulder dislocation. Other bony lesions can be identified on plain x-rays. In particular, an anterior glenoid rim lesion should be sought.

Complications may include nerve damage, labrum tears, and glenoid or humerus fractures. ... The vast majority of shoulder dislocations are anterior, with only 2–5% being posterior dislocations.

A Hill-Sachs lesion is a compression fracture of the posterior lateral humeral head as it strikes the anterior glenoid during an anterior shoulder dislocation. 1 The incidence of a Hill-Sachs ...

Shoulder dislocations can be either anterior or posterior dislocations. The head of the humerus becomes dislocated from the glenohumeral joint. ... it to ensure there is no fracture present.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Plating osteosynthesis of humeral shaft fractures improves function and range of motion, reduces shoulder and elbow morbidity, and has a high union rate with low complications ...

Locked posterior shoulder dislocations, as in this case, describe a subset of shoulders that do not reduce spontaneously due to an engaging anterior humeral head defect on the posterior glenoid rim.

A study published in the distinguished JAMA journal compared functional bracing, the non-operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures, with surgical treatment of similar fractures in adult patients.

A proximal humerus fracture is a break in the upper part of your humerus near your shoulder. Mid-shaft. ... fall with an outstretched arm can often cause mid-shaft and proximal humerus fractures.