Axillary shoulder with exaggerated rotation: the Hill-Sachs defect.
One of the most common fractures of the humeral head resulting from an anterior dislocation is the Hill-Sachs defect. Other special radiographic positions to demonstrate this injury may prove difficult for the patient to assume and maintain. An axillary shoulder projection with exaggerated external rotation is easy to position and clearly demonstrates the Hill-Sachs defect.
Rafert
J A
JA
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
Long
B W
BW
Hernandez
E M
EM
Kreipke
D L
DL
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012399:Rotation; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*