title: Traumatic shoulder fracture-dislocation in a 7-year-old child: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In contrast to adults, traumatic glenohumeral dislocation is a rarely observed condition among children. In some cases, success in durable reduction with conservative methods, and achieving lasting treatment, may not be possible.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, the case of a 7-year-old Turkish girl with a Salter-Harris type II fracture and glenohumeral dislocation of the proximal humerus due to a fall from a height of 1.5 meters who underwent open reduction surgery is presented along with a review of the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Orthopedic surgeons should consider glenohumeral dislocation which is an extremely rare condition when they encounter proximal humerus fractures in pediatric trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. drmustafaisik@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subasi
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cebesoy
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koca
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pamukcu