We report the case of a 43-year-old man who sustained a head injury with left frontal hematoma after being hit by a falling steel plate. He had persistent left shoulder pain but plain film could not clearly demonstrate the suspected scapular fracture, which was finally confirmed by 3-dimensional (3D) reconstructed computed tomography (CT). With the presence of fractures at the base of the corac...

INTRODUCTION Acromion fractures are extremely rare. There are no common accepted treatment schemes and fixation methods We aimed to present a case which may contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of acromion fracture in a patient with polytrauma. PRESENTATION OF CASE Acromion fracture associated with scapula and clavicle fractures was diagnosed in 40 years old patient and treated with open...

An 80-year-old woman underwent a right reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for cuff tear arthropathy with no complications. She was discharged 3 days after surgery with well-controlled pain. However, 6 days postoperatively, she reported the onset of excruciating pain in her right shoulder, and conventional radiographs, including an axillary radiograph, were obtained.

Posterior fracture-dislocations often remain undiagnosed at initial medical attendance. In dislocation, the head of humerus extends beyond glenoid to form a zone impaction, which “fixes” it. The injury is almost unidentifiable in standard frontal X-ray images. Meanwhile, continued fixation state posterior dislocation leads rapid progression traumatic impaction over up 50% articular surface area...

Total shoulder arthroplasty (anatomical or reversible) has gained considerable popularity, but the difficulty of installing glenoid component determines development 30–50 % mechanical complications and revision operations. To simplify installation, an individual tool unusual design is used. Objective. show clinical case modeling a implant, made by 3D printing, for patient with old fixed humeral...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Shoulder function may be changed after healing of a nonoperatively treated clavicular fracture, especially in cases of clavicular shortening or mal-union. We investigated scapular orientations and functional outcome in healed clavicular fractures with and without clavicular shortening. PATIENTS AND METHODS 32 participants with a healed nonoperatively treated midshaft cl...

INTRODUCTION Osteochondroma or exostosis is most common primary benign bony tumor comprising of more than one third of the total occurrences. Osteochondromas are considered as an aberration in the normal physial growth plate and originate from the metaphysis of long bone with more than third (35-46%) of cases affecting the bone around the knee (lower end femur> upper end tibia), 10% cases invol...

A 52-year-old motorbike driver was struck by a trailer. His left shoulder was swollen and no pulse was evident at his left wrist. In the emergency room, a scapulothoracic dissociation with subclavian artery dissection and a complex fracture of the humerus were evident (Fig. 1). Carotido-subclavian bypass restored blood flow with preservation of the arm in follow-up (Fig. 2). Fig. 1. 3D-computer...