title: Concomitant fracture of the coracoid and acromion after direct shoulder trauma.
abstract: Fractures of the acromial process or coracoid process of the scapula are rare. We present a combined fracture of the coracoid and acromion after direct trauma to the shoulder. An anteroposterior radiography with the central x-ray beam angled 25 degrees cephalad or an axillary lateral radiograph may be needed to detect these fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bullard
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012540:Scapula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed