Acute fracture of the proximal humerus superimposed on a chronic posterior dislocation of the humeral head.
We have reported the case of a 73-year-old woman with a posterior shoulder dislocation and comminuted fracture of the proximal humerus occurring during a seizure. Surgery disclosed an acute humeral fracture superimposed on a chronically dislocated humeral head. Endoprosthetic replacement yielded a satisfactory clinical result. We found no similar report in the literature.
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Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery